NWT & Ergon GC3
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My GC3s came in yesterday afternoon and I immediately set to work putting them on my bike. I was a bit worried at first because it was looking like I wasn’t going to have quite enough room on the rights side where my Dual Drive grip shifter lives. 105mm is needed and that meant moving everything over a few centimeters – right to the bend. Then, of course, I had to move the brake lever on the other side for symmetry. But in the end there was just enough room, perhaps even a millimeter or two extra.
While I was at it I shortened my brake cables a bit and it’s a big improvement, in looks if not in performance. That is to say I’m sure it’s better mechanically, but I’m not sensitive enough to actually notice. Still the cables aren’t getting caught in my elevator anymore. Good deal.
I haven’t had a chance to ride more than a mile or two with the Ergons yet. I plan on a decent ride after work today to really give them a going over, but I can say in the short distance I’ve ridden I am at least infatuated if not yet deeply in love.
Aloha!