At 08:14 PM 2/12/2001 -0500, kurtzla wrote:
>Can somebody explain this......I week ago a list member mentioned a
>brake lever used by tour riders which allows them to brake from the tops
>of drop bars. Is this the same set up as on some cyclocross bikes?
>Where can these levers be found since they would seem to make perfect
>sense on a city or fixed gear bike?
These are called guidonnet (sp?) levers, I believe, but I don't know what
that means. See a pair at http://www.annie.ne.jp/
I have some Mafac ones from the early 50's which are mounted on Upright
tourist bars. In this configuration, they clamp on near the stem and follow
the curve of the bars, although
Jeff Slotkin
TheLocalSpoke
Goose Creek, SC