I just switched my flopped and chopped bars back to road bars, and am not using hoods. I ride on the tops, occasionally in the drops and sometimes on the tops of the bends where the hoods would be. It's not that bad, I've gotten used to it. I'm using a cross lever on the tops so if I'm braking I switch there. I've gotten used to all the hand positions and don't think it's that big of a deal to ride drops without hoods. If you want, I can post pics later.