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
> 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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