drops/brakes

[elk]

here's where we are

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yikes i know that feeling well.

Nice clematis.

[dex]

Looking at those pictures, I think the first thing I'd try is repositioning the levers a little further down on the bar. That might buy you just enough distance to make you feel more comfortable getting a bit more of your fingers around the levers.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Looking at those pictures, I think the first thing I'd try is repositioning the levers a little further down on the bar. That might buy you just enough distance to make you feel more comfortable getting a bit more of your fingers around the levers.

I know that seems to make sense, but have to say I tried that on mine and it just made my finger reach even worse. I tried everything. Shims were the only solution that really made a big difference in the hand spread and solved the short finger problem for me.

[dex]

Ultimately I ended up changing out my levers to solve my reach problems, but I don't think it would hurt to try moving the levers as a first step. If it happens to work, great. And if it doesn't, there are still other options to try. Just a thought.

[elk]

i'll give it a try.

I finally found my Zinn book buried under a pile of old New Yorkers...(the magazine, not the people)
He suggests first changing the bar....sigh

I'll check out the shims, move the levers and then see. I want to put my brown Brooks leather tape on anyway....

they're Tiagras

thanks for all the suggestions!

(I have been looking at Terrys...for someday...)

[madscot13]

are you sure all shimano's not shimmed with the same shims?

now say that 10 times fast!