Originally Posted by
verktyg
+1
Aero brake levers were about the only thing that survived the short lived Aero Fantasy Fad of the early 80s. They're a PIA to install and replace compared to regular non-aero brake cables and housings!
verktyg
Chas.
Naw, I celebrated aero brake levers. When I raced in the '70s, I spent some of my long mile hours fantasizing about having surgery to place slots in my hands between my fingers so I could drape my hands over the hood! "80s came I and could do it! Hooray! No longer racing, but still, taping that bar was minor compared to getting that wish fulfilled.
I do echo you on the brifter thing. They should be saved for bikes that cannot fall over, with or with out rider on board. 'Till that day, not on my bike. (I do have SunTour Command on one bike. The cable routing pain, but it is rock solid SunTour, I don't have to mess with it much and I have yet to see a crash where that area of the HBs have been damaged.)
Ben