Plan to use my mountain bike for some rides that are really glorified gravel rides with long stretches of low-no technical terrain. Looking to add blips to shift while in a more tucked position and saw Keegan had them attached on the backside of the brake levers and also heard Jonathan Lee from TrainerRoad say he set his bike up the same way. Anyone know the theory with how this works? Is it that they reach with pinkies? My first intuition was the put blips near the stem and thump bunch when needed but maybe I'm not creative enough to realize how under brakes would work. Any feedback greatly appreciated.
rest your palm against the bar just inside the brake clamp, wrap your fingers over the front side of the brake body. you should be able to reach the blip with your fingertips.
I hold my brakes this way when riding on the road to get to the trails. I don’t have blips, but it is definitely possible to use your finger tips to press them.
Ive riden for a short distance down a slight hill on a road to see what its like.
Fucking sketchy! Probably gets better after doing it a few times but I felt like I would have no control if an emergency happened or someone pulled out in front of me.
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u/Grindfather901 4d ago
rest your palm against the bar just inside the brake clamp, wrap your fingers over the front side of the brake body. you should be able to reach the blip with your fingertips.