I decided I wanted to try fixed with drops and modern brake levers. I bought some tektros and cheap bars. The bars, however, don't make a full half circle. Is it correct* that I should make the top flat and horizontal including up the brake levers? Even if it means the ends of the bars angled a bit toward the ground?
I think I can answer that. :) To be honest if it hadn't been for one or two other niggles I had with the classic shaped drops I would've been happy to live with this set up, but it is a little bit of a compromise. On the one hand, the hoods were still a small drop from the tops rather than completely flat transition, which meant a little more pressure on the base of the hands than I would've liked when resting on the hoods, and on the other hand the drops were a little further from the horizontal than ideal.
Whether it's correct or not is down to personal preference (comfort / aesthetics), but swapping to compact drops suited me better all round.
I think I can answer that. :) To be honest if it hadn't been for one or two other niggles I had with the classic shaped drops I would've been happy to live with this set up, but it is a little bit of a compromise. On the one hand, the hoods were still a small drop from the tops rather than completely flat transition, which meant a little more pressure on the base of the hands than I would've liked when resting on the hoods, and on the other hand the drops were a little further from the horizontal than ideal.
Whether it's correct or not is down to personal preference (comfort / aesthetics), but swapping to compact drops suited me better all round.