Brake lever inward rotation on Noodle Bars

[Berkeleyan]

I'm still dialing in my brake lever (Tiagra) position on my wide (48cm) Noodles, before I tape the bars and commit to the Tektro Interrupters. After zooming down Old Tunnel Road in Oakland today, I wonder how many people ride with levers dead straight ahead, and how many swivel the hoods inward some amount? My hands "want" the levers turned in, and I don't see any drawback to that...

- Andrew, Berkeley

[Patrick Moore]

I'd say, position them where they feel most comfortable. I've often set up drop bar levers angled slightly inward, even with the narrow (38 cm at hoods) drops I prefer, though I recently re-aligned them straight ahead -- for some reason I can't now remember.

On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 6:13 PM Berkeleyan <asht...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm still dialing in my brake lever (Tiagra) position on my wide (48cm) Noodles, before I tape the bars and commit to the Tektro Interrupters. After zooming down Old Tunnel Road in Oakland today, I wonder how many people ride with levers dead straight ahead, and how many swivel the hoods inward some amount? My hands "want" the levers turned in, and I don't see any drawback to that...

- Andrew, Berkeley

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[RichS]

Andrew, I have the same brake lever/bar setup as you (44cm bars) on my bikes. The levers are tilted in just slightly; two or three degrees I'd guess. I've run them this way as long as I can remember so it feels natural. No drawback to turning the levers in if that's your sweet spot.

Best,

Rich in ATL

[beachb...@gmail.com]

I ride mine swiveled in almost in line with the flair of the drops. I find it much more comfortable. 

On Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 8:13:01 PM UTC-5 Berkeleyan wrote:

[Mackenzy Albright]

I've found I like mine straight to perhaps slightly pointed outward on wider bars as it helps keep my wrists straight, contours my hand and my elbows slightly tucked in line with my torso. (non aero levers) Inward seems to flair my elbows out more and I feel less stable (but tends to feels okay on narrower bars). 

[Scott Calhoun]

Having the brake levers turned inward (and using narrower drop bars) is the current aero fad/trend in the pro peloton. I'm sure Andrew isn't looking for a position this radical, but you can see some of the positions here. https://www.italy24news.com/sports/news/20163.html 

Stages of some big races were won with using inward brake levers this last year. I will add that extremely pointed inward levers look awful to my eyes.