another advantage would be the ability to brake after you hands become completely numb from an unexpected rainstorm on a cold day, which is what happened to me about a month ago. i could not squeeze the levers , so i had to use the whole hand out in front of the lever and pull back on it without touching the bars, just enough stopping power to keep me from going through the intersection and getting creamed by a logging truck.

how do they work in the rain? do they make a titanium version?