[Sandwich]

I hate the three finger blades on my gustavs. Is there any decent, mostly reliable way to bend the levers so that they're two-finger length? I don't have access to a blow torch but I do have my stove...

I'd like to bend them up then cut the end off and re-file. This will save me $40-50 for new two finger levers, which they should have came with originally...

 

[HAB]

I have no idea what the ergonomics are like, exactly, but would it not work to just move them in a bit, and call that good? I've always been able to do that to switch between one and two finger on every pair of brakes I've ever had.

 

[jonKranked]

hacksaw + file = done

 

[HAB]

hacksaw + file = done

The problem there is that you'd loose the "hook" end of the lever blade that keeps your fingers from sliding off. As someone who rode a full day at Platty with a broken off lever blade, I can tell you that sucks.

 

[Sandwich]

Well the problem I was having with that is that the lever blade moves so much at the end vs. towards the center. So I had like 2" of travel vs. a nice short contact point. I *think* a bleed might solve that, but at the time, it was either the lever was too far out to reach comfortably, or the lever hit the bar but was easily in reach. If I tried grabbing closer to the pivot, then the end of the blade hit my knuckles.

Hopefully, I'll have some goodridge lines soon, and therefore a fresh bleed, and I can experiment a little more, but I tried riding at highland as is, and I had to keep my fingers on the blades at all times just to be ready to brake when I needed to.

 

[GeoffTheMighty]

You want ghetto brake mods?

Picture the scene, 3 oclock the afternoon before you go on a nice roadtrip with your riding buds - but the brakes on your DH bike are naffed! Easy, just swap the Juicy 5's off your hardtail to replace the Hope Mono M4's.

Easy? Well of course they have a different adapter, so i ring around every bike shop and couldn't find one, anywhere at all. So what do i do? Head to the local hardware store!

I bought a few 40mm M6 bolts and 100 3/16th washers, and came up with this:

Sorry for the atrocious photo, but you get the jist.

It works perfectly! As if waste $25 on a legit bracket when I spent $8 at Bunnings and got this. Might get some 25mm bolts later on, or maybe even buy the real bracket!

 

[Wumpus]

Do they have the lever adjustment screw? I have one screw on my Louise's that keeps working itself loose and the lever gets mushy.