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Anyone using geared drop levers for technical off road riding?
I've ridden technical stuff with ss drop levers before but I've just fitted drops and an Alfine Versa sti to my Surly 1x1 and finding that if I hold on to the hoods and use my index and middle fingers around the front to brake and keep my ring finger and pinky wrapped around the bars, braking pushes the shift lever into my ring finger/pinky. To get proper braking I need to wrap all my fingers around the front of the lever but this compromises my control of the bike.
More practice needed or are these Versa levers really not the best for technical riding? The shift lever definitely seems more prominent on them than on some road stis I've experienced.