{"id":2285,"date":"2021-01-29T14:33:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T14:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/?p=2285"},"modified":"2021-01-29T14:33:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T14:33:34","slug":"mountain-bike-brake-lever-setup-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/mountain-bike-brake-lever-setup-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Bike Brake Lever Setup Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"
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a good example of brake lever fitment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each rider has their own personal cockpit setup that they feel comfortable with. Position of shifters and brake levers can vary depending on the rider. For some riders this is a very meticulous affair and others may have not given it much thought. Bicycling has published a nice article on mountain bike brake lever adjustment and position<\/a>. The article details how the brake levers should fit your fingers and adjustments you can make to your brake setup to suit your riding style.<\/p>\n

I’m glad they covered one of the best tips I knew of for those of us that tend to ride steep terrain.<\/p>\n

“if you frequently tackle steep and demanding downhills, angle the levers up slightly so that your fingers, hands, and arms are in a straight line while you\u2019re in your downhill position on the bike.” – Bicycling.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Learn how to set up your brake levers to fit your body and your riding style.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[154],"tags":[86,160],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mountain-bike-brake-lever-setup.jpg",615,442,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mountain-bike-brake-lever-setup-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mountain-bike-brake-lever-setup-282x203.jpg",282,203,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mountain-bike-brake-lever-setup.jpg",615,442,false],"large":["https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mountain-bike-brake-lever-setup-600x431.jpg",600,431,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mountain-bike-brake-lever-setup.jpg",615,442,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mountain-bike-brake-lever-setup.jpg",615,442,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"J.A. 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