Dolan Pre Cursa / PreCursa / Track Champion

Sorry for the bad (and probably huge) pic. I can't seem to level my bars whilst keeping a comfortable position on the hoods. Am I missing something obvious here? Is it because the hoods/levers I have chosen are a bit "retro"? I rushed into buying them and kind of feel like I made a bad choice.

Yeah they kinda belong on a bike from the 70's.

Haha! Would something like this be a better shout http://www.wiggle.co.uk/tektro-rl520-drop-bar-brake-lever/ ? Does anyone have any recommendations?

It's the bars moer than the levers.

Yeah, I have a pair of Tektro R100 levers in black you can have for £10 posted.
Can't find a good photo online, but they're very similar to these:

PM me if you want photos

Bar pretty long to begin with.

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Haha! Would something like this be a better shout wiggle.co.uk/tektro-rl520-dro­p-bar-brake-lever/ ? Does anyone have any recommendations?

Yeah, not those though, they're for v brakes.

Buy Pifko's old Tektros, or pay more for the Cane Creak version, or buy these.

Nice! if i were you i would try and get hold of a track fork. :)

Nah, road fork is fine.

Thank you all for your advice, and well spotted @miro_o

I don't think that I have any other drop bars that are "shorter", so I'll have a go with @Pifko 's levers and see whether that does the trick.

How was the reach? does it feel like you have to crane your neck just to keep your head up?

It seems okay, but I will check when I ride home tonight. The position is pretty comfortable overall, but my hands get a bit achey sometimes when I'm riding. I know that it could be a number of things, but I think that I have finally got my position about right and am hoping that switching levers will sort the rest out (optimistic).

It should, the flatter hood help make it feel more comfortable resting your hand on it.

If you still got pressure on your hand, move your saddle back a bit more to put less weight on the handlebar.

Recently had a rear hub thread whilst bombing a hill. Took tredz 3 and a half weeks to get my new hub to me but got the track champion back on the road

Here she is in her autumn glory

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how do you rate the planet x wheels? in need of some new hoops for my new pre-cursa and these seem reasonable

Anyone have a 54 or 56 Precursa frame/frame&forks they want to sell?

Not too precious about general condition as it'll be to experiment with TT position.

Have a 58 if anyone wants a swap?

my seta

Which velodrome is that? The coaches let you ride with a head unit on the bars?

it's "Cido arena" in Lithuania. rules are not very strict over here.

Haha, fair enough :-) Just wondered if you'd slipped through the net at a track in the UK. Lovely bike btw! What type of rims are those carbon ones I've seen in other photos of the bike?

i had corima's before if you are about those 12k carbon ones

Anyone got a Navigator Pista front wheel they want to sell me?

How can someone tell the difference between a Dolan Pre-Cursa and a Dolan FXE?
Is it just the rear brake cable holders and the bottle cage holes?