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Old 07-26-10, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by qmsdc15
Good eye.

Kerrvillian, I'm glad the shop guy was able to get that stuck bolt loose, but I think he forgot to adjust the position of your controls after repositioning the stem and barends. Reset them so your wrists are more in line with your forearms when braking. Safer and more comfortable braking.
definitely. brakes are easily done, usually with a 5 or 6mm allen wrench on the bottom side, and grip-shifters are typically a 2.5 or so mm allen somewhere on the fat part. loosen allen, adjust to fit, tighten. couldn't be simpler.

I got one of these in my toolkit, its really handy.
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