Originally Posted by The Great Stonk
cyccommute - dont take this the wrong way or anything ubt after reading your post i get the impression you like to brake with 2 or 3 fingers ?
if so, try just using your index finger with the hydro's (with the levers positioned inward)
if your already a 1 fingerer (man that sounds dodgy lol) then i take that last couple of paragraphs back
But there in lies the problem with say that hydraulic brakes have superior modulation. If they did, it wouldn't matter how many fingers you use. Small amounts of lever movement should result in small amounts of pad movement- that's what modulation means, a smooth transition. Hydraulic brakes have multiplier effect that means just a little lever movement translates into a lot of clamping power on the rotor. That's not modulation - that's digital (or nearly).
As for the one finger thing, I just can't do that. Old dog, new trick and all that
. I'm sure I'll get used to it eventually but it doesn't necessarily mean I'll like it. GRAUMPH!