28-09-2017, 07:42 AM
Hi Malcolm,
My experience matches the other guys closely. In addition, especially if you're fitting a set and have to drill the cross member, mount them as high as possible so the outer cable is just under the cross member. I find that the flat strip brackets can be improved by counter boring the holes so the outer cable lodges tightly in the strip keeping it square and the cable straight. In addition, as per yours, there's quite a bit of excess material on these strips below the outer cable, you can dress it back, taking off the corners as well, almost back up to the cable hole. All this gets you back about 1" of ground clearance. The strips need bending slightly so the cables point directly at the swingle tree 1/2" bar. The bent brake levers are for the front brakes, note they are handed, and the straight ones for the rear. There's a fuller explanation, including the standard levers, on the old Speedex website here; http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/speedex/index...ge2288.htm
Dave
My experience matches the other guys closely. In addition, especially if you're fitting a set and have to drill the cross member, mount them as high as possible so the outer cable is just under the cross member. I find that the flat strip brackets can be improved by counter boring the holes so the outer cable lodges tightly in the strip keeping it square and the cable straight. In addition, as per yours, there's quite a bit of excess material on these strips below the outer cable, you can dress it back, taking off the corners as well, almost back up to the cable hole. All this gets you back about 1" of ground clearance. The strips need bending slightly so the cables point directly at the swingle tree 1/2" bar. The bent brake levers are for the front brakes, note they are handed, and the straight ones for the rear. There's a fuller explanation, including the standard levers, on the old Speedex website here; http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/speedex/index...ge2288.htm
Dave