Re: [CR]Brake Lever Position - Weinmann & GB?

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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 14:14:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: "r cielec" <teaat4p@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Brake Lever Position - Weinmann & GB?
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <001c01c4728b$1dfa9ac0$6400a8c0@jfbender>


Joe: Thanks. I'll start hunting for the junior lever assy. From the description, I assume the lever is also smaller. Perhaps lever bodies can be swapped. Regards, Richard Cielec Chicago, Illinois

Joe Bender-Zanoni <joebz@optonline.net> wrote: As to Wienmann- There is a junior size lever. You can also, at your own risk,bend the lever in. Also some of the levers are more bent already.

Joe


----- Original Message -----
From: "r cielec"
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Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 9:38 AM
Subject: [CR]Brake Lever Position - Weinmann & GB?



> Ahoy!
> Immediate situation involves circa early '70's Weinmann Vanquer brakes, GB "Map of England" bars and, small hands (date of manufacture confidential)
>
> It has been many years since building with those components and I've forgotten that setting brake levers for comfort on the hoods and accessability in the drops is a practical impossibility where compromise minimises the difficulties but does not resolve them. So, how does one resolve the problem?
> I am wondering if shorter lever bodies and bars of a different bend would provide remedy.
> Were shorter lever bodies were available for Weinmann?
> What of GB or other Brit. manufacturer bars with a modest (ie: less busty) bend?
> Thanks.
> Regards,
> Richard Cielec
> Chicago, Illinois
>
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