Positioning / Alignment for Brake Levers

Use a carpenter's level.

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April 17, 2004..

Question:

What is the best way to install areo brake levers so that
the left lever

and

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the right lever are at the same height / position on the
handlebar?

My bare handlebar are not marked with position alignment
(Syntace bars

have

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markings on their handlebar which makes installation easy)
.. so everytime

I

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finish the installation.. it seems one lever is lower than
the other?

I never seem to get the positioning exactly right.

Much obliged. Nick Lee carless since January 2000

(NLee1875) said:

April 17, 2004..

Question:

What is the best way to install areo brake levers so that
the left lever and the right lever are at the same height /
position on the handlebar?

My bare handlebar are not marked with position alignment
(Syntace bars have markings on their handlebar which makes
installation easy) .. so everytime I finish the
installation.. it seems one lever is lower than the other?

I never seem to get the positioning exactly right.

Much obliged. Nick Lee carless since January 2000

Lay a bar, carpenter's level, some solid straight object
across the top of both levers so that it is resting on the
same point of each one.

Sight the straightedge along the flat of the bars. Any
unevenness should be obvious.

NLee1875 said:

April 17, 2004..

Question:

What is the best way to install areo brake levers so that
the left lever and the right lever are at the same height
/ position on the handlebar?

My bare handlebar are not marked with position alignment
(Syntace bars have markings on their handlebar which makes
installation easy) .. so everytime I finish the
installation.. it seems one lever is lower than the other?

I never seem to get the positioning exactly right.

Put a straight edge along the bottom straight section of the
drops, and have the bottom of the brake lever just touch the
straight edge. This is an old roadie convention which you
may or may not like!

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A long straight edge, on top of the levers, to see that the
gap from the straight edge to the handlebar flat is the
same, left-right.

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April 17, 2004..

Question:

What is the best way to install areo brake levers so that
the left lever and the right lever are at the same height
/ position on the handlebar?

My bare handlebar are not marked with position alignment
(Syntace bars have markings on their handlebar which makes
installation easy) .. so everytime I finish the
installation.. it seems one lever is lower than the other?

I never seem to get the positioning exactly right.

Much obliged. Nick Lee carless since January 2000

Hi, I recently replaced both my levers and bars, this is
how I did it. I put the bike in my trainer and made sure
that the bike was vertical. I mounted and positioned the
bars, I then mounted one lever. I have a 24" bubble type
level that I used to position the second lever. If you
don't have a level that is long enough, use a straight
edge, that is. Place your too short level on the straight
edge, accomplishing the same thing, it is very simple. Now
if you have no level or straight edge, you could, after
mounting one lever, measure from the ground to the lever
bracket, and match it up that way. Just make sure that the
bike is straight up and down, not tilted to one side. Life
is Good! Jeff

or even simpler use a piece of string to measure one going
from the end to the edge of the leaver and match it on the
other side. Or use a cloth measuring tape and measure it
around the curve. using a level assumes your bike is level
in the first place.

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or even simpler use a piece of string to measure one going
from the end to the edge of the leaver and match it on the
other side. Or use a cloth measuring tape and measure it
around the curve. using a level assumes your bike is level
in the first place.

Hi, why would you assume that the bike is level? I had said
"made sure that the bike was vertical". It is very easy to
make sure that the bike is level. I think, reading most of
the other replies, that a straightedge is a very common
method. I agree with the poster who mentioned using the top
flat of the bar as a reference. There are a number of ways
to do this, most involve measuring, a reference point, and
some common sense. Life is Good! Jeff

NLee1875 said:

What is the best way to install areo brake levers so that
the left lever and the right lever are at the same height
/ position on the handlebar?

My bare handlebar are not marked with position alignment
(Syntace bars have markings on their handlebar which makes
installation easy) .. so everytime I finish the
installation.. it seems one lever is lower than the other?

I never seem to get the positioning exactly right.

Lay a straightedge across the levers, sight to the top
of the bar.

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My method is to make them no-slip tight, then get on the
bike. You probably don't have perfectly equal arms, so why
would you want your levers to not reflect it?

You can gently, without scratching the bar move them around,
feel when its right, which is much more important than them
being equal.

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Of course.. I know nothing about the STI brake levers
and where it

should be

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positioned on the handlebar. That is a whole another
topic. Much obliged.

Nick Lee

Hi Nick, Although I imagine that there is an accepted
position or two, as to the placement of the levers. The
best position will be the one that is most comfortable to
you. One way would be to measure the old ones and put them
in the same place. I do think that you are making this
harder than it needs to be. One other thing you could do,
would be to take your bars, that you have off the bike and
do some measuring, then place a series of matching marks
on the curves. Then with the bars on the bike, to help
choose the most comfortable position, you would have your
markings to match the levers to. It doesn't take much
force to use the STI brake levers, any position that
allows the lever reasonable room to be squeezed is fine. I
get plenty of stopping power, braking over the tops, with
thumbs on the hood tops. Like I said though, this really
shouldn't be that difficult. Get it done and get riding;-)
Life is Good! Jeff

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My method is to make them no-slip tight, then get on the
bike. You probably don't have perfectly equal arms, so why
would you want your levers to not reflect it?

Exactly what I was going to suggest. My right STI is
slightly higher than my left because my left hand has
longer fingers.