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Ah, i've got some of them (off gumtree luckily), and had 'em on with no tape for about 6 weeks. Didn't flex that much, but I did chop a couple of inches off the ends, so I might not be putting pressure on the ends of the bars. I taped them up a fortnight ago and completely forgot about leaving space for the brake lever (perhaps as a premonition to Alice Fisher, of The Observer), so I've only been using it to pootle about to the shops since.
but the 31mm diameter is going to be massive and need an enormous shim… and don't want to spend on two, unless Stelle, you want to share a pair?
Not very good photo of it here
(and yes, I know, the cable / cupboard combo is ugly, but just look at the fireplace, where i pose, thumb in waistcoat, pipe in mouth deriding the Observer reading classes )
I don’t want bar-end brakes and my current levers (a tektro and a specialized) don’t fit the clamp, as it’s a 26mm diameter… so I need some top mount ones… any recommendations?
Was thinking about getting some of these: