Campagnolo is shit

hippy I went to Timpsons who are a key shop and they didnt have any 7mm Allen Keys - whats that all about?? I tried Wasabi too but they only had chicken curry - no allen. By the way, dunno if it will help with metal but my mate's got an air raid shelter in his back garden - that any good?
Im thinking of giving up my bike for a horse - any comments? good idea?

Just so you know... the above was typed by my lovely boss. She's mental.. she's throwing sweets at my head now!!!

hippy They do look nice but I want them to actually stop me and the levers I've got are rubbish.. so far away from the bars.. and I've got big hands.

Have you thought about doing this (described as 'rubber spacers' on Leipheimer's mount):

You never know, the brakes might 'articulate' better if they're set up loose enough to start with the lever half-on, if you catch my drift.

hippy, your boss is amazing, that's one of the better posts i've read today

and don't you work from home?

hm.. is it not a 1/4in allen? that's about a 6.35mm..

BringMeMyFix [quote]hippy They do look nice but I want them to actually stop me and the levers I've got are rubbish.. so far away from the bars.. and I've got big hands.

Have you thought about doing this (described as 'rubber spacers' on Leipheimer's mount):

You never know, the brakes might 'articulate' better if they're set up loose enough to start with the lever half-on, if you catch my drift.[/quote]

I set them up as normal - a couple of mill from the rims. Nope.
So, I backed them off a lot so that the first half of the lever movement does nothing but then it bites with the brake lever nearer the bar. This delivers much more hand power to the brake lever. It's not optimal but it's better.

flip hippy, your boss is amazing, that's one of the better posts i've read today
and don't you work from home?

She is pretty cool.
I usually work in an office in the city but sometimes onsite and sometimes from home.

unxetas hm.. is it not a 1/4in allen? that's about a 6.35mm..

Condor said it was 7mm. They didn't have one for sale but they tightened it for me and the cranks didn't fall off during the DD so credit due there.

http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/Home.asp just shipped my 7mm allen key. So, if you have squeaky 90's Campag cranks.. you might need this mob.

The shims on Leipheimers bike are Specialized Slim Shims IIRC actually meant for Laydeez purty little hands

Yea, most shimano levers come with them. Most shops throw them away...

Andy - you've been mighty busy around these parts lately, summer slowed pink down that much?