Originally Posted by
ColonelJLloyd
...I'll note that you did not address one of my biggest objections to extension levers (suicide levers, turkey wings, what-have-you); they don't allow the use of hoods...
I did cover that:
Originally Posted by
ianbrettcooper
Sheldon: "The attachment hardware precluded the use of the top of the brake lever hood as a comfortable riding position."
I have never felt that the hoods were uncomfortable while using extension levers. Yes, they are an extra 'lump', but hands are flexible. The idea that it 'precludes' the hood as a comfortable hand position is going a bit far. Anyway, one of the most common extension lever brakes is streamlined so that it is comfortable.
Originally Posted by
ColonelJLloyd
Personally, I think they kinda suck. They're inefficient, bulky and unsightly.
I find derailleurs inefficient, bulky and unsightly, but like extension levers, nothing that does the job better has ever become available at anything like the same reasonable price. In the case of extension levers, nothing else ever made does the same job. Interrupter levers are a very poor substitute.