And this is where I love those groovy TRP levers. I can brake easily from the hoods or the drops...they are sinfully comfortable and they really work well ...esp. combined with the VO Grand Cru brakes which replaced the old Campy Super Record brakes and levers.
On Monday, August 15, 2016 at 1:23:37 PM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote: > > René, a few reasons for those levers, with the main reason being that I > had them kicking around, and didn't have any non-aero levers available. But > beyond that, I think there is some aesthetic value there. The classic > non-aero levers really look nice with a Rivendell in my opinion. You are > correct about the braking issue though - braking from the hoods is pretty > bad honestly. In the drops I have all the power I need, but man... at > speed, braking from the hoods isn't a great option. > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:08 PM, Tony DeFilippo <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Your Atlantis looks great Mark! I like the non-aero levers to. >> >> Bar change must be in the air.. I've been riding with alba's on my Saluki >> for over a year now and have been getting itchy to put Noodles back on. I >> almost started last night but ended up messing around with my XO3 instead >> (moustache bars on that one). >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/SyTCpFDq78E/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
