Originally Posted by
Burglar
When I got my hands in the spot where I could reach the brakes from the drops, it just wasn't comfortable. Hard to explain, but it felt like my hands were crammed into the tight bend of the drops... if that makes any sense.
Makes perfect sense... I described it above, as well.

The bend you are talking about is called the hooks. I rode an ergonova for at least 500 miles that way, until I finally realized I really disliked the bar.