Richard Burton <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Having now found a bike for my vertically-challenged workmate, she can't reach the brake levers. I
> have looked at every website I can think of to find short-reach brake levers for drop bars (I'm
> sure I've seen such advertised) but can't find anything.
>
> Anyone know of a source for such?
I know for a fact that Shimano's Sora STI shifters are adjustable for reach, assuming you want to
go down this route - I don't know, off-hand, of any adjustable non-STI levers though.. It would
appear that Ultegra levers are also available in 'adjustable' form (as spec'd on their 2300WSD
road bike see
http://www.trekbikes.com/bikes/2003/road/2200wsd.jsp). I *think* that Campag levers
are reach-adjustable too, but I could well be wrong here (don't use them). As for a source, any
decent bike shop should have them or be able to order them. Sora shifters aren't desperately
expensive, Ultegra are
Has she considered putting flat bars on the bike? Whilst this could be taken to be quite the
fashion statement at the moment, the fact is that most (all?) brake levers for flat bars are
adjustable for reach, but this is a potentially expensive way to go (new bars, shifters etc.)
Simon
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