As the title says! I have a fixie and after a period of riding brakeless, it’s time to install a front brake again. Mainly because I use it for endurance/audax as well and I’m not doing that brakeless. I don’t have a death wish yet… For balance, looks and grip, I’m installing a lever on either side (Tektro RL520, nothing too fancy shmancy). I have flared drop bars, and I’m figuring out how to properly mount these. Anybody has some tips? Thanks!
The bars themselves were fine, it was the angle of the shifters that was awkward.
I ended up using the mid section of the drops on my bars more than the hoods on my bars when I ran them (Satori Boondocks) - and the shape of the SRAM hoods lent themselves quite well to the setup more broadly (having brake levers that don’t move laterally helped a lot as well).
I also run quite fat bar tape when I can get it (fabric silicone tape) which helped with the comfort.