I'm not that into tandems, but even from the outside, I've heard them called many names...stoker (dummy) levers, stoker pegs, stoker stubs, stoker nubs, and stoker handles. I'm sure there are more choices to come from other folks.
They're great for brakeless road fixies too -- they provide some extra hand positions with good visibility *and* precise control if you use drop bars.
Scott Minneman San Francisco, CA
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Anderson, Robert Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:47 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]What do you call this part? Tandem, "dummy-brake-thingies"?
Greeting CR listers,
I have in my posession a pair of aluminum knobs with handlebar clamps and gum rubber hoods that read "Dia-Compe." I suppose that they are dummy brake lever bodies? hoods? for tandem stokers, but what exactly are they called? I assume that these are on-topic, but only cause they look so "non-ergonomic."
Would one of you kind folks please help fill this gap in my cycling vocabulary?
Oh yeah, a link to an image might help.
http://home.earthlink.net/
Thanks,
Rob Anderson
Brooklyn, NY