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Old 8th August 2008   #1
Dammit
Nitto bars + Dia Tech brake lever

Don't want to play nicely together- without the shim the brake lever does not fit, nor with the shim.

Essentially I need a thinner shim- anyone know where I can get one?

I know I can just cut a beer can up, but wanted something "proper" if possible.
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Old 8th August 2008   #2
MaxW
Tried using just half the shim? I did this with my dirt harry and easton 30 bars when I had my lever in the bent bit. Worked great.
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Old 8th August 2008   #3
Dammit
I could do that but it woud be a bit of bodge, and I would alays be worried that the lever would come loose at the worst possible moment!
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Old 8th August 2008   #4
asm
coke can? baked bean can? They hold my handlebars and seatpost in place.
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Old 9th August 2008   #5
MaxW
If you can't move it with your hands when it's securely on you shouldn't have to worry since you don't really put any force on a brake lever. That was my reasoning at least.
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Old 9th August 2008   #6
h2o
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I could do that but it woud be a bit of bodge, and I would alays be worried that the lever would come loose at the worst possible moment!
Why would it be a bit of a bodge? If you increase the contact area, the clamp should work. Doesn't matter if you use a full shim or half the shim or a beer can. Just because it has two halves doesn't mean that there is some eternal law that thou shalt use both or none.
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Old 10th August 2008   #7
50/14
 
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Shims available at Putney Cyclles, £6.99.
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Old 10th August 2008   #8
the-smiling-buddha
 
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bodges often work surprisingly well
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