Re: [CR]DT shifters too close to fork crown

I made the choice to slide the levers north on my Colnago because I once jammed my finger into a spinning tire while reaching for the shift lever. Haven't made that mistake again since the move. http://sports.webshots.com /photo/1170717552040632288OljRPG

Happy trails,

Dan Artley in Parkton, Maryland USA

Archive-URL: http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=classicrendez vous.10808.1007.eml Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:10:55 -0400 From: wesoishi(AT)aol.com Subject: [CR]DT shifters too close to fork crown ( http://search.bikelist.o rg/query.asp?SearchString=%22DT+shifters+too+close+to+fork+crown%22&S earchPrefix=%40msgsubject&SortBy=MsgDate%5Ba%5D )

"It is frightening at times having ones fingers inadvertently rub the tire a centimeter or two behind the almost-finger-sized gap between tire and fork crown, especially when wearing full-fingered gloves.

It seems too likely that one's finger(s) could get pulled under the crown!!!"

Does anyone else know of a person who wiped their tire from the wrong side of the fork and did an end-O?

It's been done, here in Los Angeles.

Wes Oishi
Los Angeles CA
USA