Originally Posted by madpogue

For your GF, there's a new generation of secondary / top-of-the-bar levers. They go by several names -- cheaters, interruptors, etc. They clamp onto the bar up by the top end of the tape, and you cut the cable housing and pass the cable through them. MUCH safer and more effective than the old turkey/suicide levers. Easy to install, since the bands are hinged, no need to unwrap the bar, etc. Oh, and no clacking.