WTB/looking for intel: Kelly TakeOff mounts

[Eric M Cardella]

Anyone holding on to a set of Kelly TakeOff mounts, or something comparable? I’m building a drop bar bike for my spouse, who is adamant about not using bar end shifters. I already have a set of short reach brake levers for her wee hands. Now I just need a way to mount shifters inboard of the hoods. I’ve got plenth of shifter options—DuraAce, Microshift, and Riv silver shifters.

Hit me up if you have something to sell, or advice on how to proceed.

Eric

[Mitch Harris]

Hey Eric, here's an option if she friction-shifts and if you can find a certain kind of SunTour thumbshifters. I've have sets of these on a few drop bar bikes and it's always been great for shifting from hoods and ramps. It also works on drop bars with the stock clamps. They're a tighter fit than on a flat bar diameter but if you're patient and fiddle, they'll work. If too tight you can file the openings on the stainless clamp straps a bit. You can also make other small mods to make them fit the wider drop bar, but I've only had to resort to filing the clamp strap on one pair. Was easy. In the photo, this pair is on a VO Cruis(?) bar I had to replace with a Maes P and the thumbies fit both. --Mitch Harris in Utah Wasatch

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[Benjamin Park]

Have you looked at Gevenalle?

[Eric M Cardella]

I have personally tried Gevenalles, yes. The issue is that this build is for a small-handed, short-fingered rider who already has trouble reaching the brake levers and would have trouble reaching around the top of the hoods to shift the Gevenalles. She’s tried short reach brifters (with shims) and bar-end shifters, and neither was suitable. 

Hence, my next attempt is to bring the shifters in-board of the hoods, but still accessible to shift from the tops/hoods.

Eric

On Oct 4, 2021, at 11:04 AM, Benjamin Park <benjami...@gmail.com> wrote:

Have you looked at Gevenalle?

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