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I have just been into evans to buy some cross top levers to use as primary levers on my new (2010) fuji track classic which I will be riding mostly single speed to begin with.
The bars are 26mm at the stem, but I am almost certain that they taper. Evans did had some tektro levers with a 24mm hinged clamp. The guy in evans used vernier calipers to try to measure them on the bike they had in store, but i think he did it incorrectly - we didn't move the bell or reflector and a 2.2mm taper isn't too easy to spot.
Anyway - can anyone with certainty say what the diameter of the bars is away from the clamp? I lost my verniers. Do I really want a 26mm lever or a 23.8mm lever (ie do the bars taper, and if they do, does it actually make much difference if i put the brakes nearer or farther from the stem?
thank you in advance -
plus - if anyone has any for sale I would be most grateful - I will be PMing the various for sale thread OPs when I know exactly what I'm looking for!