Trouble reaching brake lever

[MartianDestiny]

I use sram now, which has adjustable levers so you can adjust the reach closer to the bars. something to think about when you buy your next bike

I'd agree, SRAM's hood profile is better, shorter at the least. But darn their new "double tap" system makes shifting a theater show in contortion (at least for me). No way I can comfortably operate their shifting mechanism with my hand size

[papaver]

This is what i've done on my mixte:



Maybe this can help.