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Old 04-30-2010, 03:41 PM   #9
alantf
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Re: Handlebar placement

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Originally Posted by zenbutcher
With my foot level on the peg, my foot is actually under the brake lever.
It seems like ALL bikes come from the factory this way. When the handbook specifies that the brake pedal should be 45 - 55 mm (around 2") above the foot peg, I can't understand why the factory ALWAYS sets them far too high.
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