I just remembered a good one... Nowadays with disk brakes we have plenty of braking power for one finger braking. Back on my fully rigid with...
I just remembered a good one... Nowadays with disk brakes we have plenty of braking power for one finger braking. Back on my fully rigid with cantilever brakes in front and a u-brake near the BB in the back, I would hold onto the bars with my thumb and pointer finger and use the middle, ring and pinky fingers to three finger brake.
I think the LX levers were 3 finger and XT 2 finger… never had DX in between (I think that was a thing but, yes, I’m...
I think the LX levers were 3 finger and XT 2 finger… never had DX in between (I think that was a thing but, yes, I’m old and my memory ain’t great). Either way, it’s nice to keep more of the hand on the grips nowadays!
My Trek had the Mountain LX groupset, SLR levers which were 4 finger and it wasn't guaranteed you'd stop even using all 4 fingers. 🤣
I just remembered a good one... Nowadays with disk brakes we have plenty of braking power for one finger braking. Back on my fully rigid with...
I just remembered a good one... Nowadays with disk brakes we have plenty of braking power for one finger braking. Back on my fully rigid with cantilever brakes in front and a u-brake near the BB in the back, I would hold onto the bars with my thumb and pointer finger and use the middle, ring and pinky fingers to three finger brake.
I think the LX levers were 3 finger and XT 2 finger… never had DX in between (I think that was a thing but, yes, I’m...
I think the LX levers were 3 finger and XT 2 finger… never had DX in between (I think that was a thing but, yes, I’m old and my memory ain’t great). Either way, it’s nice to keep more of the hand on the grips nowadays!
My Trek had the Mountain LX groupset, SLR levers which were 4 finger and it wasn't guaranteed you'd stop even using all 4 fingers. 🤣
4-finger 4 real! Before I got in to Stumpys, I had a Tech Crossroads with an Exage[?] u-brake. Packed up with mud if you looked at it funny. It was actually worse than the Nishiki Rockhound [all Chiang-Star components] I had prior.
First MTB was a 1987 Bridgestone MB3. Second was a 1990 fully rigid Stumpjumper with Deore above bar shifters. I sold that Stumpy in 2000 for $100 to a friend. He recently gave it back to me because it was gathering dust in his garage. I lusted mightily over a hand made frame from Independent Fabrications but never had the $$$ to pull that off back then.
What about power straps for pedals? First real Mtb was 93ish stumpjumper, lx components, rigid fork. I remember getting a hire rite. It is funny I ride some of the same trails today as back in the 90s and started riding them on gravel bike recently thinking this bike is still more capable than what I rode back in the 90s 😂
My Trek had the Mountain LX groupset, SLR levers which were 4 finger and it wasn't guaranteed you'd stop even using all 4 fingers. 🤣
4-finger 4 real! Before I got in to Stumpys, I had a Tech Crossroads with an Exage[?] u-brake. Packed up with mud if you looked at it funny. It was actually worse than the Nishiki Rockhound [all Chiang-Star components] I had prior.
First MTB was a 1987 Bridgestone MB3. Second was a 1990 fully rigid Stumpjumper with Deore above bar shifters. I sold that Stumpy in 2000 for $100 to a friend. He recently gave it back to me because it was gathering dust in his garage. I lusted mightily over a hand made frame from Independent Fabrications but never had the $$$ to pull that off back then.
What about power straps for pedals?
First real Mtb was 93ish stumpjumper, lx components, rigid fork. I remember getting a hire rite. It is funny I ride some of the same trails today as back in the 90s and started riding them on gravel bike recently thinking this bike is still more capable than what I rode back in the 90s 😂
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