Adding cyclo cross brakes to the hoods

[jowwy]

Evening Guys

My new road bike has just arrived, i have now completed putting it together but havent been out on it yet.

But i am already thinking about adding cyclo cross levers to the hoods, just for added safety and comfort.

Do i need to put them inline with the current levers or can i just add another cable run and use them independantely??

Cheers
Chris

 

[GrumpyGregry]

never seen anyone using them unless they were inline...

fitting instructions can be found on the park tools website.

 

[2old2care]

I think you're talking about interupter levers, which work on the brake cable outers, so they need to be installed at the same time as the normal brakes.

 

[Norm]

Interrupters do indeed work on pulling the cable through the outers, but they don't need to be installed at the same time as "normal" brakes. I have them on my Tricross, and use them frequently so I fitted a set to my Secteur. I fitted new cables when I did it, although that's only because I could as I was doing the work in my LBS, you wouldn't need to do so.

 

[jowwy]

guess i may get my lbs do this one...........building golf clubs is easy, mechanical stuff not so much my thing