fitting Crosstop Brake Levers,help

[jackthelad]

hoping to fit a set of crosstop brake levers to the mate bike.Was wondering do you need to take the bar tape of or can it be done without touching the tape in place. any help appreciated

 

[Alun]

hoping to fit a set of crosstop brake levers to the mate bike.Was wondering do you need to take the bar tape of or can it be done without touching the tape in place. any help appreciated

I've just done that, I needed to cut the tape back as the levers didn't line up with the brake cable exiting from under the tape. The levers will need to be mounted at about 45 degrees downwards to get a good grip.

 

[jackthelad]

Alun thanks for your reply I kind of guessed what you said about the tape being cut just needed someone to confirm

 

[Norm]

And, conversely, I didn't need to cut the tape when fitting them to my Secteur, so I guess the unhelpful answer is "it depends".

 

[jackthelad]

guys which levers did you fit ,the shimano or the cane creek,or is there other makes out there.

 

[Alun]

I fitted Cane Creek levers, here http://www.tredz.co.uk/productlist.aspx?searchstring=crosstop+levers

They seem to work fine, plenty of travel and power, only done one ride with them however!

If you need to cut the old tape off, you could always use it to wrap the bar tops before fitting new tape, giving a more comfortable grip.

 

[Norm]

guys which levers did you fit ,the shimano or the cane creek,or is there other makes out there.

I don't know for sure, as I fitted a set that someone didn't want on their Tricross (so I didn't pay anything for them ) but I'd guess that they were Shimano as the other levers on the Tricross are Shimano's products.

 

[andrew_s]

The bar tape should be wound from the ends to the middle, so it should be OK to just unwrap the end few inches.

 

[jackthelad]

Hi guys fitted a set of cane creek tonight on the wife road bike,seems to have went ok thanks for the info greatly appreciated

 

[jackthelad]

hoping to fit a set of crosstop levers to the mate bike a tricross 2010.He wants to use a plumbers pipe cutter as he thinks he can cut the outer cable without touching the inner cable,will let you guys know how we get on,might be a new way of cutting outer cable as it is not squashing the cable

 

[Norm]

He might be able to (carefully) cut the outer without the inner but, erm, how is he going to thread it through the new levers?

 

[zexel]

He might be able to (carefully) cut the outer without the inner but, erm, how is he going to thread it through the new levers?

Doh!