Descending

[han-grrl]

My husband did a nice mod to my road bike

first my friend gave me her handlebars which are less steep (?) and narrower.

and we placed the shifters a little lower down, so that my fingers would reach...

and this is the cherry on top

my husband used
a plastic cork

which he cut into "shims"

which i finally tried tonight...OMGi never realized how bad things were until now...i have to UNLEARN some bad habits, and i felt so good in the drops...

i didn't do any "big hills" because i wanted to see how i felt, but it is definitely a HUGE improvement

Hubby's the best!

[RoadRaven]

Somehow I missed thia post earlier in the year, hann

Glad you have something that feels a bit better, I would have suggested shims or specific short reach levers.

My first road bike left my hands aching and it was slightly too big for me, so descending I felt stretched out and "unbalanced".

My next bike was a slightly smaller frame with short reach levers. It made descending feel soooo muchg better and achievable.

[han-grrl]

I can't tell you how much more confident i felt KNOWING i could reach the brakes so comfortably...happy happy joy joy!