Mr. B: Thank you. Not much help? Quite the contrary, as usual, for you have provided model names, production year and numbers - that is very useful.
Regards, Richard Cielec Chicago, Illinois
Michael Butler <allondon@rock.com> wrote: BODY{ BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond, Times, Serif } p{ margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;}; Richard, Dia-Compe made racing levers for smaller hands. The GB Sprite is a smaller lever as well. The 1969 Sprite lever part number was 180. Sorry can't be of much more help. --Original Message-- From: r cielec<teaat4p@yahoo.com> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: Re: [CR]Brake Lever Position - Weinmann & GB?
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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