02-12-2005, 11:00 AM
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| Guest | Re: Tektro RX2.0 cyclocross/auxiliary brake levers = very tight fit?
"GRL" <GLitwinski@chartermi.net> wrote:
> I have a touring bike with a 26 mm (measured) handlebar
> diameter. I bought a set of Tektro RX2.0 so-called cyclocross
> top mount brake levers for the bike. According to the Supergo
> web site, these things are meant to fit a 26 mm handlebar.
> Yet, when I try to mount them on my handlebar, they don't
> quite want to clear. Further, when I measure the ID of the
> RX2.0 with the clamp loose, there are spots where it is
> just not 26 mm wide.
> Anyone else had this problem? Anyone get them to fit over
> a 26 mm handlebar? I can grind them a bit, but that is tricky
> and I'd rather not.
The RX2.0 levers that I have are designed to clamp to the narrower (23.8mm)
protion of the bar adjacent to the 26mm bulge. Although the Supergo website
lists two versions, both pictures show levers which, like mine, clamp to
the narrower part of the bar:
http://www.supergo.com/product_images/large/50-0316.jpg
Unless Tektro have changed the design, that's your problem. You may need to
unwrap the handlebar tape a little.
> I don't know why Tektro didn't just make them a little over-size
> and give the buyer a plastic spacer to use if needed.
It might even make more sense to make them all 31.8mm and provide a set of
shims to adapt them to the various different diameters.
James Thomson
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