Adjusting shimano brake levers

robthehungrymonkey

I was wondering if there was a way to adjust the brake levers on my bike (shimano 105)? my stubby little fingers are stretching a bit too much to get to them especially when i'm using the drop bars.

thanks

Bronzie

Don't think there's any adjustment in the reach.............unless you can re-position them on the curve of the bars to reduce the distance between the lever and the bar

keef66

I'm sure I have read somewhere that you can obtain and fit shims which bring the levers closer to the bars. Alternatively (and more expensively) you can replace the complete thing with short reach levers; these are commonly fitted to women's specific bikes

System_1

You want some shims. Shimano do their own but the Specialized Slim Shims seem easier to get hold of and do the same job. Dirt cheap too.

robthehungrymonkey

System wrote:

You want some shims. Shimano do their own but the Specialized Slim Shims seem easier to get hold of and do the same job. Dirt cheap too.

oooh, ideal.

Many thanks.