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I never understood why they did that.
I thought it was an ergonomic thing: puts the lever in a more usable position.
For all the use they get, it does seem unnecessary and must have an aero hit.
I blame slevless.
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It depends, remember it's primary aim for me was fast 24hr. I do a LOT more braking in races than your average TTer hitting 10s and 25s. Also, LEJOG, etc where comfort is important. Slevless need all the help using brakes they can get!
Saying that, the Shiv TT has flat ends:
http://chainwheeldrive.com/images/library/Zoom/spec_shiv_tt_sw_module_x2_carb_satin_blk_12_z.jpgWhere can I get them, I wonder?
hippy
Yeah, I thought about that but there's none that fit perfectly so I was going to custom fab a fairing err I mean bento box, that sits down into the Fuelselage to hold gels. But then I noticed Spesh do a purpose built box that goes into the frame where the bottle cage is so that would be much easier than me making something.
You mean on the start bars? I never understood why they did that. I thought maybe because it means some of the brake lever is in front of the bar. I have a set of Magura hydraulic brakes to go on this thing and they have cutouts designed for horizontal base bars but unless you know where to get a Specialized base bar with flat grips, I'm unlikely to change it.