Modern bar for 7700 group?

[gravelreformist]

I wish manufacturers would more readily supply the ramp angle in their specs. Hard to be certain what you are getting for the critical bar/hood interface without it.

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by gravelreformist

I wish manufacturers would more readily supply the ramp angle in their specs. Hard to be certain what you are getting for the critical bar/hood interface without it.

How would you measure "ramp angle"? Won't that change, depending on the mounting location of the levers? Not to mention that different brand/model levers have different shapes?

[gravelreformist]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

How would you measure "ramp angle"? Won't that change, depending on the mounting location of the levers? Not to mention that different brand/model levers have different shapes?

Simply define a center point of the bar for a neutral installation. Yes, the specific location of the levers will ultimately impact the transition angle, but that doesn't mean they can't specify a baseline.

[shoota]

Originally Posted by gravelreformist

Simply define a center point of the bar for a neutral installation. Yes, the specific location of the levers will ultimately impact the transition angle, but that doesn't mean they can't specify a baseline.

"Simply define" and the bike industry are not compatible lol

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by gravelreformist

Simply define a center point of the bar for a neutral installation. Yes, the specific location of the levers will ultimately impact the transition angle, but that doesn't mean they can't specify a baseline.

Given that levers come in all shapes and sizes, even if they are all mounted in the same position (in relation to some reference point on the bar), they will all have different angles between bar and lever.

It is difficult to standardize the measurement of complex curves into a single number or two. Even the drop and reach numbers have no standard way to be measured, and the same bar can have different drop and reach numbers if they are measured by different systems.

[Old School]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

Given that levers come in all shapes and sizes, even if they are all mounted in the same position (in relation to some reference point on the bar), they will all have different angles between bar and lever.

It is difficult to standardize the measurement of complex curves into a single number or two. Even the drop and reach numbers have no standard way to be measured, and the same bar can have different drop and reach numbers if they are measured by different systems.

But all you have to do is simply define the center point.