List member Ray Shine set up his quickbeam exactly as you describe: http://www.cyclofiend.com/ssg/2007/ssg074-rayshine0307.html
I've seen him ride it and it seems to work great for him. Maybe he'll chime in with further impressions... On Feb 18, 6:56 am, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > No real issue come to mind. The argument about access to brakes has > been stated before. Really though, in terms of braking, it's not much > different than riding on the flats on a road bike set up without cross > levers or using long bar ends on an MTB. I just cover the brakes when > I'm riding in situations where they are likely to be used (e.g., heavy > traffic, crowded bike/ped paths). At higher speeds, it's often a > better tactic to do a "quick turn" as opposed to braking when > confronted with an unexpected obstacle. > > I'm setting up my Bombadil for touring this summer with MTB flat bars, > drop bar ends and stoker levers. On a big bike like the 60cm Bomb, > having "modular" flat bars and shorter cables instead of 48cm noodles > will make packing the bike a bit easier. > > Dave > > On Feb 18, 4:54 am, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: > > > So I'm thinking out loud here: Any reason not to set up some noodles > > with cross levers up top and tandem stoker levers where normal brake > > levers would be? Could even combine that with thumbies for an ultra > > compact command center, and avoid those long wrap-around cables from > > bar-end shifters that seem to always interfere with a rando bag out > > front. I like the idea of varied positions on the noodles, but would > > like to eliminate redundant braking and use the cross levers alone - > > not as interrupters. Only down side I suppose is in emergencies when > > you happen to be in the drops, or riding the hoods. Any other reasons > > not to try this set up? > > > Marty -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
