Almost ready to come home...

[malkin]

Might be kinda nifty to cross your arms every time you want to apply the brakes! Cross-hand braking could become the next big thing and you'd be famous.

Seriously, nice bike!

[jesvetmed]

I keep telling him he's a hipsterdoofus.

I have a new favorite word!
But really, the bike looks pretty great. Can't wait to see the finished product!

[Trek420]

Zen, lovely bike!

As for the brakes whatever fits you best. Check out what my LBS did on similar bars, think it's pictured on post #7 here.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=19096

They are below the bar and ever so slightly turned in. It's incredibly comfortable, seems to just fit right in the hand. I have teeny tiny mousey paws so anything else would be tough.

[Zen]

Trek, while that option seems like it would work it just doesn't seem right. I'll see how this feels then decide how to tweak.

[Trek420]

While it does not seem right, it feels right. For me it's as if my fingers just fall right on the brakes. The trick seems to be that the brakes are ever so slightly tweaked inward, not just below the bars.

If you don't feel perfect, try it And again, nice bike!!

[7rider]

I have a new favorite word!
But really, the bike looks pretty great. Can't wait to see the finished product!

Could we have a new word/phrase to supplant: "Ooooooh Saaaaadnesssss"???

Zen...bummed I didn't get to see it ... in the flesh, so to speak, a BD's on Sunday.
"Ooooooh Saaaaadnesssss"

[Zen]

Could we have a new word/phrase to supplant: "Ooooooh Saaaaadnesssss"???[/I]

I was thinking about that in conjunction with our Sunday brunch

Nothing can take it's place.