I have a Surly Steamroller singlespeed, not fixed (poor man's Quickbeam). It came with cross levers but no brakes on the curve of the drops. I found it very disconcerting not to have the brakes in the usual place. I changed to a flat bar. I am not sure that time on the bike would have helped me adapt. I like to ride on the hoods with fingers on the brakes. Jim D. Massachusetts
--- On Thu, 2/18/10, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: From: Marty <mgie...@mac.com> Subject: [RBW] Cross Levers Only? To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 6:54 AM 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. -- 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.
