drops/brakes

[SadieKate]

Also...I am a bit consternated about the shim...where does it go? Can I do it myself?

tia

The shim goes in the pivot/attachment point of the lever.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

ok, just for you Elk cause I know how you feel.....

Here is a comparison of my finger reach between my Rambouillet with non-shim-able plain Shimano brake levers.....and my Luna bike with Shimano R6900 shimmed brifters. I am not squeezing the levers in any picture. Both bikes have Salsa Poco bars.
You should particularly take note of where my pinky reaches to on the levers- that gives you an idea of how long the stretch is for my hands in either case. It's hard to convey the comfort difference in photos.

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[SadieKate]

Lisa, why didn't you keep the bar rotated level on the Luna? The bar and the levers are definitely both in different positions that the photo of the entire bike.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

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Here's the R600 shim, the black thing right above the name Shimano.
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[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Lisa, why didn't you keep the bar rotated level on the Luna? The bar and the levers are definitely both in different positions that the photo of the entire bike.

It's an optical illusion from the photos. I haven't changed a thing.
Notice the stem looks like it's pointing DOWN in the close ups as well, but it's actually pointing slightly up, as you see in the full shot photo. In the closeups I turned the front wheel to the side to be able to maneuver to take pictures. My top ramps are pretty level when riding, and the whole setup is very comfy.
Beats me why they look different, but the bars and levers are in the same position as they were in the whole bike photo (and no they have not slipped).

[SadieKate]

Isn't that funny? In the whole bike photo, the bars and levers all look set up "properly" (as in how I'd set them up, level with nice smooth transitions), but in the close-ups the angle makes it look like there's a horrible swale between bar and lever which is just hand-pain problems waiting to happen. Weird.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Isn't that funny? In the whole bike photo, the bars and levers all look set up "properly" (as in how I'd set them up, level with nice smooth transitions), but in the close-ups the angle makes it look like there's a horrible swale between bar and lever which is just hand-pain problems waiting to happen. Weird.

I know. Camera angles do weird things. Go figure.

[Tuckervill]

I absolutely hate the ergo bars on my Trek 1000. From the first moment I tried to ride in the drops, I felt like I would slip off the ends. My experience was always with noodle bars on old ten-speeds, which had flat parts on the bottoms, with plenty of room to rest my hands.

On the Trek, I feel like if I let go, I'm going to hit my nose on the headset (which I did when I was 9 and broke my nose, so that's not fun).

This is a starter bike, though. I'm looking at a Grail, from Chainwheel in Little Rock, (their steel ones are built by Waterford). I'm not going to change anything on the Trek or get a new bike until I'm at least doing 1000 miles a year.

Karen

[SadieKate]

I'm with you about the Ergo bumps and short ends. It makes the drops unusable by me. I want a nice dent in a traditional curve drop, the dent to bring the levers closer but the traditional curve to give me that nice flat space at the bottom for cruising.

[elk]

Bontrager FIT VR w/BzzzKill damper inserts
Tiagra integrated shifters with shims.
I gots small hands and these are rated 5 stars (by me)

Zen...I have the same Brifters...your bars look really accessible!!!!

[elk]

WOW, Lisa....those pix were worth thousands of words! thanks so much!


I still, however need a picture of you riding yr Luna Bee...in my mind you're on the Riv.....

Why? Becasue when I first started riding, I was using you on yr bike photos as a kind if "fit" guide...they were ---of course---very helpful.....

you must be a Sag or a Virgo.....???

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

you must be a Sag or a Virgo.....???

Taurus.

[elk]

way off....
but Taurus women are my faves....

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

way off....
but Taurus women are my faves....

Hey, my Luna just showed up in the Luna Cycles photo gallery, it's 'famous'! :
http://www.lunacycles.com/Gallery.html

[elk]

and I think it's one of the best looking of all the Lunas....!

butternut...