Hey,

You might consider B125 if you don't like B123. Drop is shallower and drop position may become more viable.

I kinda like the curvy hoods that these have now. One position at the stem. One position on the drop. And one position to the sides, much like any other drop. There is another.

I press my hands against the handle bar in a way you give offering to some diety. My palms face up and toward my face. You have seen in Ben Hur.

Perhaps it has a lot to do with stem length and angle. I think track drops are picky about frame dimensions and stuff like these.

T