Converting from old style brakes to aero brakes?

tomcog
tomcog Posts: 105
edited June 2011 in Road beginners
Hi all,

I have an old peugeot bike, am and just looking to fit aero brake levers to it.

Im a mega noob to this scene, and have just taken up riding to work.

Any suggestions welcome!

Thanks Guys!

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  • outcastjack
    outcastjack Posts: 237
    Is this the sort of thing you are after?

    They are esentially a straight swap.
    You can find much cheaper ones than the example i posted, It was just the first one i found.
  • tomcog
    tomcog Posts: 105
    Thats exctly it!

    How would i run them in? would i need to drill holes in my handlebars?

    wondering if it might be worth trying to find some fitted to bars already?

    Thanks
  • outcastjack
    outcastjack Posts: 237
    They just clamp on (when you get a set it will be obvious how). You can see the clamp in picture 4.
    The brake cable will either come out of the top of the hood in which case no probs or (as in the case of the brakes i linked to) they will come out of the back in which case just run them along the handle bar (along the front is the most comfortable way imo) and then put bar tape over the top.

    This video and part 2 of the same thing go into a huge amount of depth about wraping bar tape and covers routing wires too.
  • bill57
    bill57 Posts: 454
    tomcog wrote:
    Wondering if it might be worth trying to find some fitted to bars already?

    You mean like these?

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ITM-Handlebars-Sh ... 1e64a43931

    They don't appear to be in very good nick, but shows you how they're installed - it's not difficult. Bear in mind you get bars with only front grooves (older Shimano) and front and rear grooves (Campagnolo and newer Shimano).
  • tomcog
    tomcog Posts: 105
    do you reckon they are worth a bid?

    And can you fit STI shifters onto these ?
  • bill57
    bill57 Posts: 454
    Personally I wouldn't bid on these, even for a hack bike I like stuff in decent condition. I would recommend these ..

    http://www.parker-international.co.uk/2 ... evers.html

    Bargain price and top quality, you won't regret it. While grooved bars are nicer, you can still tape the cables to un-grooved bars, I did this for years. Bars are usually cheap and easy to buy off ebay anyway, and they're mostly covered with tape.

    You can fit STI shifters to any bars, if you're thinking about them why do you want aero levers?
  • tomcog
    tomcog Posts: 105
    I was looking to upgrade the brakes, and aero levers seem nicer.

    Ill look into getting them in the coming weeks.

    Thanks guys!

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