Originally Posted by
Sammyboy
I don't buy that aero levers are better. In my experience, they're just as good, but if you think about the simpler cable path that non-aero levers have, they ought in theory to be marginally better.
While that would seem a logical conclusion, it's the pivot placement within the aero lever that provides for a more efficient action. It gives a bit more mechanical advantage over non aero levers.