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I don't have particulary small hands, but I can't even get all four fingers on my brake! My first finger touches the joint of the brake lever.
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Although, I have to add... If you can't lock up your wheels with two fingers, you've either got shit brakes or arthritus !

One you can do something about....
My point was more about technique then ability though it depends which bike and what brakes you have, however on all newer bikes I would have to agree. Even 1 finger is enough... but which finger?
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My point was more about technique then ability though it depends which bike and what brakes you have, however on all newer bikes I would have to agree. Even 1 finger is enough... but which finger?
As tasty as that bait is, I've already eaten.. hahahaha
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10x very helpful
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A bit late maybe, but here my two cents:

My wife and I travel on two Africa Twins, not the lightest I know...
We are roughly equal considering length etc, so we have the bikes in a roughly similar setup.
Maybe this is not perfect for the person riding his/her bike normally, but it does make it very easy to swap bikes when you need to.
e.g. when we were in Bolivia, playing in the mud for a few days above 4000 meters altitude, Mirjams bike ran on one cylinder. We swapped so I had this issue to fight with, and Mirjam drove my bike through the mud for 3 days. I think it is very nice when the other bike feels natural to you when you have to drive it!

maybe something to consider.
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