aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
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Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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Maybe you should try both. It's a small investment considering the usage you'll get out of the setup.
You get more braking power if you can shift your body weight backwards on the bike, so if you have to choose, maybe you want the levers closer to the saddle. Then again, on fast descents, you want maximum control and don't necessarily need maximum braking, meaning you'd want the levers forward.