Originally Posted by
xenologer
in other words, yes due to leverage the brakes are always stronger from drops
but no one usually needs that power and braking from hoods is adequate
in fact people are so accustomed to the hoods, that any attempt at braking from drops makes them endo
modern brifter design further endorses this paradigm with ergonomic hoods and levers that prioritize the hoods
Thanks! That's what I thought. Glad I wasn't off.
I've got small hands. Luckily, my brifters have an internal screw that controls the angle of the lever, so I don't need to insert a spacer to bring the lever closer to the handlebar.