ROAD BIKE BRAKE LEVER POSITION : BRAKE LEVER POSITION

Road bike brake lever position : Bike friday pocket llama.

Road Bike Brake Lever Position

brake lever

Bicycle brake systems are used to slow down or stop a bicycle. There have been various types of brakes used throughout history, and several are still in use today. The three main types are: rim brakes, disc brakes, and drum brakes.
(Brake levers) These are the pieces you squeeze to engage the brakes. Mountain bike brake levers are clamped horizontally to the handlebar. Road levers are clamped vertically. Some brake levers (more commonly road brake levers) are integrated with the shifter.
(Brake Levers) Mechanisms attached to the handlebars that control both the front and rear wheel brakes on a bicycle with more than one gear.

road bike

(Road biking) Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling. It takes place primarily on paved surfaces. It includes recreational, racing, and utility cycling.
A motorcycle that meets the legal requirements for use on ordinary roads
A bike with narrow tires best suited for paved roads. Usually noted by drop style bars.
A bicycle that is suitable for use on ordinary roads, as opposed to a mountain bike
A road bicycle is similar to a racing bicycle. However, road bikes are built more for endurance and less for fast bursts of speed, which is desired in a racing bicycle. They usually have more gear combinations and fewer hi-tech racing features.

position

The location where someone or something should be; the correct place
A place where part of a military force is posted for strategic purposes
military position: a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
the particular portion of space occupied by something; “he put the lamp back in its place”
A place where someone or something is located or has been put

Swan Track Bike (finished)

This is the first ever Swan track bike at FGG. The frame was handbuilt by Glenn Swan from Swan Cycles using True Temper Velo aerofoil tubing, and it has Sub 11.0 track ends, which are Surly’s ancestors. The seat tube, down tube and seatstays are aero shaped.

This frame can be used as geared bike or fixie.

The frame was powdercoated baby blue and Glenn kindly sent me new decals. The frame was adapted for cycling on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazilian largest city; and for that the headtube was extended for a more appropriated position. Therefore a new fork was necessary; it is a full titanium fork. These are the only two changes done.

For those that want to know the specs, they are below:

Headset: a mix of Dura Ace 7400 and 7200 (JIS crown race).
Stem: Sakae X – 100mm with 90 degrees.
Bar: Nitto bullhorn RB-018 HT.
Tape Wrap: Fizik Microtex Honey.
Front Brake Caliper: Dura Ace 7403.
Brake Lever: Salsa Cross Lever.
Front Hub: NOS Dura Ace HB -7400 (road).
Seatpost: Dura Ace/XTR.
Saddle: Brooks B17.
Rims: Rigida DP18.
Rear Hub: Dura Ace HB-7600 (NJS).
Crankset: Campagnolo Record Pista 165mm – 44T.
Bottom Bracket: Record Pista.
Pedals: NOS Dura Ace PD-7400.
Straps: NOS Dura Ace EX in blue.
Track cogs: Eightinch with 20T and 17T (Dura Ace doesn’t have these sizes).
Lockrings: Dura Ace.
Chain: KMC Z610HT – 3/32”.

Esta fixa tem um quadro feito artesanalmente por Glenn Swan da Swan Cycles (USA), com tubos True Temper Velo Aerofoil para uso no velodromo e competicoes de Contra-Relogio.

O quadro foi repintado e Glenn Swan graciosamente enviou os novos adesivos.

Ela foi adaptada para ser usada nas ruas, sendo extendido o tubo frontal para permitir uma melhor posição para pedalar no meio do transito. Isso implicou na troca do garfo, com espiga mais longa; e esse garfo é todo de titanio.

Os tubos True Temper Velo Aerofoil foram utilizados por Yamaguchi nos anos 90 para fazer os quadros de pista utilizados pela equipe olimpica dos Estados Unidos.

Essa fixa esta equipada com cubo traseiro Shimano Dura Ace HB-7600 – flip/flop ( certificado pela NJS – Associacao Keirin Japonesa); pinhoes de 17 dentes de um lado e 20 do outro para enfrentar as subidas.

A roda dianteira tem cubo Shimano Dura Ace de estrada HB-7400. Os aros sao franceses Rigida DP18.

O pedivela é Campagnolo Record Pista de 165mm e tem uma coroa Gebhardt de 44 dentes e o movimento central é Campagnolo Record Pista.

As demais pecas sao Dura Ace, exceto o guidao bullhorn que e’ Nitto (japones), a mesa do guidao que é Sakae X – 100mm e 90 graus, e o selim Brooks.

Pocket Crusoe vs. Klein road bike

In the backgroud is my Klein (pre-Trek) road bike whose measurements I sent to Peter Berra to custom build my Pocket Crusoe. Although it’s impossible in a single photo (due to perspective) to show that the positions of seat, pedals and handlebars is the same for the two bikes, they really are. Consequently my position on the Pocket Crusoe feels identical to what it feels like on the Klein. The Pocket Crusoe feels so much like my Klein (that has Shimano STI brifters) that when I first started riding the Pocket Crusoe I kept trying to shift gears from the brake levers!

I was surprised when looking at this photo that the Pocket Crusoe appeared to have a slightly longer wheelbase than the Klein. I measured them both and found that it was indeed longer, 106 cm vs. 100 cm for the Klein. I suppose the longer wheelbase compensates for the smaller wheels in the handling deparment.