At BDCyclists we ride mostly mountain bikes in our trips and many times we find our fellow riders (specially newbies) having their brake at an awkward upright position. Your brake levers should be at such a drop position so that when you are touching them with your fingers (while riding) you don’t have wrists bent. Generally when we ride we tend to have our fingers on the brake lever. If your brake lever is not positioned correctly then you will have wrists bent though out your ride and will risk having numbness and other complexities down the road. Check the picture for a typical brake lever positioning.
Proper Brake Lever Tilt
While holding the handlebar
- rest your pointer finger on the lever, pointing your finger in a straight line
- tilt the brake body till your finger and back of your hand make a straight and level line with your forearm

