Flight Deck question

[Brian Smith]

I've got new R600 levers with single button hoods, but an
older SM-6500 bracket/sensor kit, made for the two-button
right hood. What is recommended: shall I get a new
bracket/sensor kit for single-button hoods, or shall I
instead try to fit a two-button hood on the R600 lever?

Thanks for any help, -Brian

[Sheldon Brown]

Brian Smith wrote:

> I've got new R600 levers with single button hoods, but an
> older SM-6500 bracket/sensor kit, made for the two-button
> right hood. What is recommended: shall I get a new
> bracket/sensor kit for single-button hoods, or shall I
> instead try to fit a two-button hood on the R600 lever?

Neither. Just install it and ride.

The "buttons" in the hoods are not functional, they
just serve as a tactile indicator of where the actual
buttons are.

Before I switched to Campagnolo, my Hetchins had 105
brifters with the both-buttons-on-the-right rubber hoods,
but with the one-button-on-each-side hardware, worked
just fine.

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