wurtulla wabbit said:
Yep ,that's the bit. Will use your idea ! Biggest worry, right hand rear brake. Surely that's very wrong ? It'll end up in a very bad endo or a really spectacular mono that will end up in a back flip due to wrong lever selection ! Funny now thinking about it but not a good scenario at any Klms. Is this normal these days on race bikes or unintentionally wrongly setup ( I am hoping not the latter ) but neither is good for me. Shoes are Scott carbo TRI and are real light and buckets loads of mesh. I'll scrub them up and wash insole as they're a decent fit and broken In already Pedals are pd7750's and about to fix them up now
You can run your brake cables to which ever side you want: from the left shifter to the rear brake and from the right shifter to the front brake ("European" routing) or from the right shifter to the rear brake and from the left shifter to the front brake. It doesn't matter at all since the brake levers don't know which brake they're actually, uhm, actuating. Sheldon Brown (RIP, Sheldon) said the rule was to control the rear brake with the brake lever on the same side as the side of the road on which you pedal (i.e., if you ride/drive on the right side of the road, as in the US, then the right lever should control the rear lever). Frankly, I think you should do whatever is comfortable for you. Which brake cable routing method the pro riders use is dependent on the rider. Like a lot of things in cycling, what's best comes down to personal preference, even something like cable routing. As with most things Shimano, the 7750 pedals (old style Dura Ace.....before Shimano went wide with their road pedals) last a very long time. Their only downsides are that their platform isn't quite as wide as modern Shimano pedals, and they're a bit heavier than standard pedals. From what you wrote, the weight wouldn't seem to really factor in (and some would say that it doesn't really factor in, no matter what), and some folks aren't necessarily sold on the idea that wider pedals are better. Consider pedal width to be a personal preference thing for now. If I were you I'd consider getting a light that is capable of doing more than just letting you be seen. Yes, such a light will cost a bit more (or maybe a lot more, depending on the light in question), but such a light can be used for both seeing and being seen, while the "just be seen" light won't be helpful for you if you want to actually see. There are scads of lights putting out 300 - 400 lumens that are pretty inexpensive. Likewise, I'd get a rear light that can be seen from far away. Planet X offers such a rear light, and there are others a lot like the Planet X version. Another thing to consider would be to get reflective ankle straps (they can do double duty and keep your pants leg(s) from getting caught in bike bits, particularly you chainrings.) and possibly wrist straps. I'd also consider getting some reflective tape because while it's important to be seen from the front and back, it's especially important to be seen from the sides. I use a black reflective tape I got from Performance Bike. I've got bits of it on my rims, on the left and right aspects of my top tube, down tube, seat tube, chain stays, seat stays, and fork. Yeah, my bike is black so the tape blends in nicely, but I'm not so concerned about how my bike looks as I am considered about not having to exchange energy and momentum with a car, while riding at night ( I sometimes do training rides at night. The heat in the Arizona desert during the day can be tad stifling or a wee bit soul crushing). A bike computer can be had very cheap (for as little as $15-$20 US). Note that if you need to see the computer at night, you'll need to find one with a backlight. No matter the case, you can find inexpensive computer that will only give you the basics: speed, time of day, duration of your ride.......I think such computer could pass the "no gadget riding" test. Don't be alarmed, however, if sometime down the road, cycling sinks it's suckers deep into your veins, takes hold of your mind, and forces you to buy more stuff. It's like internet **** that way. No matter what, enjoy your riding.