drops/brakes

[elk]

Nitto Noodles? too big I think..???

I found a good price for the salsa pocos....here's my set-up (not the stock photo)

should I get the salsas? my hit is that most of you think it will help me reach from the drops.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Nitto Noodles? too big I think..???

I found a good price for the salsa pocos....here's my set-up (not the stock photo)

should I get the salsas? my hit is that most of you think it will help me reach from the drops.

I had the Nitto Noodle bars on my Rivendell and they contributed to my long reach problem. I switched to the Salsa Pocos and it did help some. So I also got the Pocos on my new Luna.
I see you already have ergo bumps on your current bars in the photo?....if so and you like the ergo shape, then the Pocos would be similar but shorter reach for you. (it still won't give you longer fingers to reach around the brake levers though, for that you'll need shimmed short reach brifters)


P.S. I still say that's one gorgeous bike!

[SadieKate]

I see you already have ergo bumps on your current bars in the photo?....if so and you like the ergo shape, then the Pocos would be similar but shorter reach for you. (it still won't give you longer fingers to reach around the brake levers though, for that you'll need shimmed short reach brifters)

The Poco bars would shorten the cockpit (length from saddle to bar drop) but not shorten the reach from bar to brake lever???? So she would not have to lean as far forward to reach the bars, but still would have problems grasping the levers?

[divingbiker]

I tried the Salsa Pocos and I still had the reach problem. The ones I ended up with are like Zen's--Bontrager Fit VR.

[elk]

ah...excellent points you make....I don't need a shorter cockpit....I need longer fingers....I can ALMOST get them all around...

sooo..I need shims. Or should I get a new set of levers? Or try the shims first.


I'm SORRY if I'm being dense...I can't quite get a clear sense from the thread about my best option.


I know...I'll take a photo of MY hand!!!!

thanks Lisa she's my ride...wonder how ol'Sandra is liking her Aurora....

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yes the first (and best) thing to try is to see if they make shims for your current brifters! That would be a simple solution to the hand-grasping-the brakes issue.
Don't just take an LBS's word for it- see if you can contact Shimano and ask them if shims are available for your model shifters (I assume your brifters are Shimano?).
I thought you already knew that you had non-shimmable brifters....sorry, or I would have recommended this first before changing bars.

[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!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

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

Only on the south seashore.

[han-grrl]

I am so glad this is being discussed, because it think this is the problem i am having with descending...the pics are really helping!

thanks!