I just thought of this practice, which might be of use for others. I've installed road brake levers on many a "mountain bike" or "tourist" bar, at the curves, where the large diameter clamp can clamp firmly onto the curve; case in point, the (O! so exotically rare!) Shimano 600 AX levers on the MAP/Ahearne bar on the Monocog. Installed as usual on the curves, precisely placed so that (on this severely cut-down bar; don't gripe, I like it very much more than it its full width) I can brake from *every* place which I grasp the bar on -- from tippy-ends to gripping the brake lever bodies (this last using fingers 4 and 5).
(Aside: Even tho' -- so I read -- these levers have very high MA and very low cable pull, they work *just fine* with my Road BB7s: pads are sufficiently far from rotors that there's no drag or even squeak, and the levers are firm and the braking solid -- helluvalot better than the $350+ Paul Touring/Neo Retro combo on the Matthews 2:1!! Secret: $15 and I'll tell you.) On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 8:39 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > I've not used the EAI's, but I did use similar levers -- looking at the > photo in your link, I wouldn't be surprised is those I used were beefier > and stiffer -- back in the early '90s when some biggish name made these for > use with bar ends; I used them with Scott AT4 or related mtb bars with the > "bar ends" part of the bar. > > From the straight part of the bar you'd 3-or-4-finger brake with your 3d, > 4th, and 5th fingers pulling the straight part of the levers, but when you > were holding the forward extensions you'd use your 4th, and 5th fingers to > pull on the right-angled extensions. This worked, but only for speed > modulation; you wouldn't lock the wheels from this position. I mean, they'd > slow you down well, but not for panic stops. > > Still and all, they were helpful, though, since I didn't use them long, > they probably were not so very helpful that the simplicity and lighter > weight of regular 2-finger levers weren't overall a better choice. > > As for Moustache bars, I can't see the EAI levers being a great help, at > least if your M-bars are like the very many I've used. IME and IMO, the > best levers for M-bars are non-aero road bar levers installed somewhere > along the forward-most arc of the bar, to be reachable from most riding > positions. > > I can't speak to Choco bars, since I've not used them. > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 7:42 PM iamkeith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Does anyone have any experience with these L-shaped Dia Compe brake >> levers intended for bullhorn-style handlebars, but perhaps suitable for >> installation on a choco (or moustache) bars? Do they work well (provide >> adequate leverage, easy to reach, enough movement without bottoming out >> against the bar)? Would they work with choco bars? If so, would they work >> better installed one direction versus another? It seems they could be >> installed with the hinge on the front section, forward of the bend, as >> easily as at the end. >> >> >> https://www.euroasiaimports.com/productcart/pc/Dia-Compe-DC139-Brake-Lever-p14878.htm >> >> I'm trying to replace one of my numerous moustache bars with a choco >> moose bar - mostly for the sake of variety, but partly because I thought >> they'd be almost identical with the exception of the primary and secondary >> grip positions being reversed - but it isn't quite working out that way. >> >> Because the choco doesn't bend forward before coming back, and because >> the fixed "stem" reach is effectively short, my hands want to rest at the >> curve even in my upright/relaxed body position - so basically like a >> moustache bar without a leaned-forward, aero, position and with the >> relaxed/default position being forward of the straight section where a >> normal brake lever would mount. (Hope that makes sense) >> >> Combined with the fact that it's difficult to even find straight bar >> brake levers at the moment I'm wondering if these might work by giving me >> access to the brakes from multiple grip locations. I suppose I could try >> drop bar levers mounted forward of the curve, but that kind of defeats the >> point of getting rid of the moustache bar, when I could achieve something >> similar with a shorter stem. >> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0fe5f488-04c0-4dcc-b559-5143c1c67d04n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0fe5f488-04c0-4dcc-b559-5143c1c67d04n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgu8AgE0w0YfMhRkowFfa0EtH1ihSpOMCYGCeJVjwNCmQw%40mail.gmail.com.
