Originally Posted by well biked

I agree, but I'll add this: don't fool around with old school non-aero brake levers, whether they've got suicide levers attached or not. For $30 or so you can get some aero style levers, attach them to your old school brakes, and you'll be surprised at the braking power you'll have. You won't have suicide levers anymore, but you can brake from the hoods with so much better ergonomics and leverage it's not even funny-