Boardman SC Tektro Brake Levers

merlinghnd

Hello Guys,

Bought a Boardman SC as mentioned before. My only gripe is the reach to the brake levers, I am a big guy but they seem quite far to reach. Anyone here with experience of this problem and a solution. Thanks for any help.

markos1963

I have an SC as well, cant say I've a problem with the reach. I am 5'11" and I bought a medium, it fits me very well as standard so i would assume that the top tube is fairly long as I have a long body and short legs. As for the levers I find the reach ok but they aren't the most comfortable ones( I may well change them to Cane Creek ones)

demmerson

merlinghnd wrote:

My only gripe is the reach to the brake levers, I am a big guy but they seem quite far to reach.

Do the levers have a quick release mechanism and if so is it in the correct position?

merlinghnd

They do have a quick release pin, ironically one was in and one was out. Thanks for giving me the heads up on that, it has improved things. Halfords did not realise this, I have just had to adjust the brake cables. I have rotated the handle bars up a bit which makes it more comfortable on the hoods. Once again thanks for the help.

AyrshireBacon

markos1963 wrote:

I have an SC as well, cant say I've a problem with the reach. I am 5'11" and I bought a medium, it fits me very well as standard so i would assume that the top tube is fairly long as I have a long body and short legs. As for the levers I find the reach ok but they aren't the most comfortable ones( I may well change them to Cane Creek ones)

Hi Markos. If you do swap your brake levers and are thinking about selling the ones you take off then I may be interested. I've got a set on my fixed that are Ok, but prefer the ones off the Boardman having seen them in the shop. Sorry if you want to keep these, just thought I would ask...

markos1963

AyrshireBacon wrote:

markos1963 wrote:

I have an SC as well, cant say I've a problem with the reach. I am 5'11" and I bought a medium, it fits me very well as standard so i would assume that the top tube is fairly long as I have a long body and short legs. As for the levers I find the reach ok but they aren't the most comfortable ones( I may well change them to Cane Creek ones)

Hi Markos. If you do swap your brake levers and are thinking about selling the ones you take off then I may be interested. I've got a set on my fixed that are Ok, but prefer the ones off the Boardman having seen them in the shop. Sorry if you want to keep these, just thought I would ask...

Not in a big hurry at the moment but I will pm you if I do. A mate has given me a set of old 105 levers to try so I might give those a go before deciding.

AyrshireBacon

markos1963 wrote:

Not in a big hurry at the moment but I will pm you if I do. A mate has given me a set of old 105 levers to try so I might give those a go before deciding.

Thanks for that. I'm not in any hurry either. The fixed is laid up for the winter (no lights or mudguards) anyway.

acorn_user

Tektro make a short reach version of their ergo-a-like brake lever too. You might try finding one of those