Ultegra DI2 Brake Positioning

[whitepanda]

Hi there
So I have recently upgraded my 2018 TCR from Ultegra R8000 to Ultegra DI2 R8050.
For some reason I can not get the R8050 levers in a comfortable braking position similar to the R8000 levers. They seem to be angled more inwards making them feel not as ergonomically comfy to pull as the R8000. Is there something I am doing wrong in fitting or are they physically different in shape and i need to get used to swapping between my commute which now has the R8000 levers and my TCR with R8050 Levers?

 

[Smokin Joe]

Why not just swing them out a little on the bars?

Whenever I fit shifters it takes two or three test rides before I tape the bars to get them in the position I want them.

 

[whitepanda]

Thanks for the answer, I've tried moving them out, up, down etc but the angel just i'snt correct, my question is are the r8050 levers physically that different to the r8000

 

[Smokin Joe]

Just looked at images of both and apart from a deeper scoop at the top of the brake lever on the older ones they look the same.

 

[roadrash]

Im not trying to be awkward but surely you should be able to answer the question , are they physically different,..... if you've got both , ...compare them.

 

[whitepanda]

ok, yes they are are physically different slightly but the difference it makes in feeling is massive. So maybe I should have worded my question differently in that has anyone else noticed this and what is the reason why that they sit slightly more inwards and how people have got around it.

 

[Smokin Joe]

It is probably a matter of getting used to it rather than getting round it.