Riding position/braking reach and comfort with drop bars on a Raleigh clubman help

[KermitGKona88]

I would also like to profusely apologize about an earlier statement I made. Re: smaller brake levers...

https://www.bing.com/aclk?ld=e80WTA...MTU2MWE&rlid=fd02700a06b5192376da13e868d1561a

 

[KermitGKona88]

I would also like to profusely apologize about an earlier statement I made. Re: smaller brake levers...

https://www.bing.com/aclk?ld=e80WTA...MTU2MWE&rlid=fd02700a06b5192376da13e868d1561a

I owe @Imlach another 1gbp for using a Bing link...

 

[Woz]

There's also this http://www.yojimg.net/bike/web_tools/stem.php which is a great little tool.

I've just plugged in some numbers ......

 

[Imlach]

I owe @Imlach another 1gbp for using a Bing link...

At this rate you'll be funding my next purchase

 

[Woz]

I owe @Imlach another 1gbp for using a Bing link...

.... is that like a swear box? Think we've earned our drinks at the Inn courtesy of @ibbz tonight.

 

[grantoury]

I was going to suggest what Woz came up with. If you don't want to change the bar and stem, this is the easiest way to be able to reach the brakes.

I agree with Woz that a shorter, higher stem may not be enough, if the reach is too far and you are already working with a short stem. You'll become more upright but the reach on the brake levers will remain. I would leave the stem and shift the brake levers up the bars towards you. See this pic, they are much higher. Handlebar here is a Nitto noodle, they have a little less reach and the ramp, the part that sticks out towards the brake lever can be mounted so it is level, whereas yours is a deep drop. It will make it much easier to reach the levers. If I were to replace anything it would be this. It still looks classic.

Old aero and non aero brake levers like yours are ergonomically primitive and hard to operate. Moving them up is about the only remedy.

 

[Imlach]

.... is that like a swear box? Think we've earned our drinks at the Inn courtesy of @ibbz tonight.

Some perversions are best straightened out using financial distress.

 

[Imlach]

Easy

Just ditch the drops and go with flat bars.

Or if you are a kinky fella

bastardise it with inverted Nitto north roads and run flat bar levers. It will be the ultimate **** you to period correctness and purist aesthetics

You're welcome



I'm not sorry.

 

[Imlach]

More fuel for inverted North Road bars

 

[KermitGKona88]

More fuel for inverted North Road bars

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Keep up that man... This has already been suggested the bike has sentimental value and needs to be kept as near to original as possible... Really some people...