euan wrote:Colonia wrote:nathanong87 wrote:Colonia wrote:With an angled stem, the hoods are usually set to match the stem angle
nope.
Rather than get technical with someone who seems to have no interest, I'll just leave you with this:
Campy:
http://www.colnago.com/m10s/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;"
Or Shimano levers, if you prefer:
http://www.cannondale.com/deu/2013/bike ... oad/caad10" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;"
This means nothing, how a bike looks in a photo for the manufacturers website has nothing to do with bike fit. Lever angle should be set to what produces a comfortable wrist angle.
Well, it was in response to a guy claiming that modern lever tops should be "level with the ground". Which, on an angled stem is not true.
I agree with you in part -- comfort and wrist angle are key, but their are still base rules about lever position, traditionally speaking. The lever tops should ideally follow stem angle, an additional "rule" is that for old-school bars, the lever tip should be about level with the bottom of the bar. On compacts, that goes out the window, however.
Also, the way a bike is pictured in a catalog usually follows conventional norms of bike setup, so they do relate directly to how a bike should look when set up correctly.