I found a problem with Ritchey Biomax II anatomic bars. These have a very flat ramp that mates perfectly with the hood tops of both Ergos and Brifters. The curve down to the anatomic region is extremely sharp, and the anatomic grip area is bent very far from vertical. What this means is that teh distance from the grip to the brake and shift levers is quite large, and I have small hands. It also gave me a problem reaching the shift return key with my thumb. Nitto Noodles helped a lot because the smooth, old-school large bar curvature kept the bar a lot closer to the brake levers. I could reach the levers while in the drops. It also had nice big flat hooks and upper ramps to rest on, for high-speed on-road napping.

Seriously, that aggressively anatomic bar was just not right for me. A different ergo bar with more vertical anatomic grip areas would have been a lot better, but possibly too deep a drop for me.