Experimenting with an alternative to road hoods on the 23.8 mm Nitto moustache bars. Decent access all around, I can index-finger them from the grips.
by mediumclay
Experimenting with an alternative to road hoods on the 23.8 mm Nitto moustache bars. Decent access all around, I can index-finger them from the grips.
by mediumclay
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These actually are made for standard drop bars instead of bullhorns its an old ~1950s French style called Guidonnet brake levers.
Looks unsafe
https://preview.redd.it/xdoinbahtejf1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8232a9eaac6f808f411d1033744ca0fddbdc7642
This pic didn’t upload apparently, but gives another view. The angles are so awkward to try to photograph to get a sense of exactly how they line up.
Nice setup!
Running a very similar set up myself, Dia-Compe Guidonnet levers on flipped + chopped North Road cruisers, they ride like narrow moustache bars with a little more drop.
I’m not completely sold on them over some aero road levers, but the way they sit under the bars opened up space for a small basket (Wald 1512) which I’m excited to try out.
Definitely takes some time to get the angle/handle location dialled.
this goes unbelievably hard