Originally Posted by
Scrodzilla
In short, cross levers (when used on their own) push the housing while BMX levers pull the cable, which results in exactly six of one/half-dozen of the other.
Gotcha, thanks!
I'm leaning towards the dirty harry lever right now. I think the extreme bend may let me place the lever a little further away from my stem without hitting where the bars curve forward. Kind of how it is in the following picture.