Originally Posted by
degan
In addition to apparently not braking as well, from the looks of it they seem to be bigger and therefore heavier than their regular side pull counterpart. Anybody have any figures on the weight of these brakes vs. similar era brakes?
Aero-er than regular gear is all that mattered. Aero seatposts, aero handlebars and brake levers, aero frame tubing, whatever aero benefit they provide takes precedence, even if there is a (reasonable) weight penalty. LeMond's famous TT win over the non-aero Fignon was attributable to something and a lot of people would bet you that his aero setup is what did it, whether it actually did or not.