mattsccm wrote:Riding with hands by the stem is pretty unstable anywhere brakes are needed.
Yes, that's the conclusion I'm coming to.
Sorry, I forgot there are grammarians in "these fora".
"Yes, that is the conclusion to which I am coming".
mattsccm wrote:Riding with hands by the stem is pretty unstable anywhere brakes are needed.
mattsccm wrote:Forgot about the water ingress. .
mikeymo wrote:...Presumably then adding interrupter levers is easier than removing them, in terms of the brake cables?
Brucey wrote:The idea that using the brakes when the hands are closer together is a bad thing has some logic when riding offroad or on other bumpy surfaces, but otherwise is pretty much hogwash. Because you are sat up more it is arguably a better position to deal with the traffic in, because you will both see and be seen rather better.
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jb wrote:Horses for coarses, I had some suicide levers fitted on my first bike and if set up properly were great for controlling descents. You just learnt never to use them if you wanted to actually stop.
PH wrote:jb wrote:Horses for coarses, I had some suicide levers fitted on my first bike and if set up properly were great for controlling descents. You just learnt never to use them if you wanted to actually stop.
Yes but you need to compare apples with apples
The old style suicide levers and interrupter levers are very different designs, although they have similarities in purpose.
jb wrote:Oh yes I realize that, I was just saying that having access to the brakes from the bar top has its uses, especially for touring.
greyingbeard wrote:Different brakes require different amounts of cable pull for them to work properly
How much cable to cross top brakes pull ? and what is their optimum brake capiler/canti/etc
Brucey wrote:they are mostly for caliper brakes (eg older DPs). It used to be that you could get a model suitable for V brakes, but this doesn't seem to be available any more.
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