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Tips for installing brakes on flared handlebar (lemm.ee)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As the title says! I have a fixie and after a period of riding brakeless, it's time to install a front brake again. Mainly because I use it for endurance/audax as well and I'm not doing that brakeless. I don't have a death wish yet... For balance, looks and grip, I'm installing a lever on either side (Tektro RL520, nothing too fancy shmancy). I have flared drop bars, and I'm figuring out how to properly mount these. Anybody has some tips? Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

I ended up using the mid section of the drops on my bars more than the hoods on my bars when I ran them (Satori Boondocks) - and the shape of the SRAM hoods lent themselves quite well to the setup more broadly (having brake levers that don't move laterally helped a lot as well).

I also run quite fat bar tape when I can get it (fabric silicone tape) which helped with the comfort.