WackyBaccy said:
I might be talking utter ballcocks here but it is necessary to articulate the ankle to operate the brake? What if you put a 90 degree (ish) upstand from the existing pedal (so that the pressure point was in front of rather than below the foot) and then you pushed forward the whole foot by straightening out the knee. What I'm thinking would require a new, longer, brake arm with the 90 degree mod so that you are operating in an almost 'harley' foot forward motion.
It works in theory when I push my desk footbar!!
Why go to such complicated lengths
If you attach a block of some kind onto or even bend the normal pedal so that it's leval or just raised above the foot rest then all you have to do is lift your foot on to the pedle in the same way as you do in a car.
I have a slightly bent arm (only half the muscles in the upper arm, can't reach full extention) when I first did it I could only reach about half extention.
I seriously considered fitting specialy bent handle bars.
When I finaly got to sit on the bike (after about 6 months) I realised that if I just leant forward a bit I could reach just about enough to give me satisfactory control. I was riding a V-Max with flat bars and eventualy fitted a pair of Renthals, which made it easier. Still can't do leany forward bikes though, not that I ever liked them anyway.
Also had a boss once who had a fused ankle and a pind knee (same leg) He drove a manual car in the normal way.
I'd do as Andres does, just give it a go and see how you get on, if it don't work for you then have a look see at what can be done (get a 12gs ABS modle? the front break leaver brings on the rear break as well).
I think I saw thumb breaks on the Busters or m & p web sites though I can't find them in the catalog I have here
Sorry I cant be of any more help than that.
Good luck with the op, hope it all goes well, it'll be a pain in the leg for a while but you'll get over it soon enough.
Val.
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