Those levers came on my Specialized Sequoia and I really like them. They're very useful when riding around town, when I'm more likely to be riding upright on the tops.

By the way, not to hijack this thread or anything, but my observation is that I don't get nearly as much braking power using the brifter levers when I'm riding on the hoods. There's just not much leverage on the portion of the lever that I can grab from there. If I'm down in the drops then I can get full leverage on the brakes, but not from up on the hoods. Is this the way it's expected to be?