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@karolk
Ha, I'm preparing to receive a lot of abuse for these bars! I like having the high, swept back ones for upright riding in town or comfortable touring. But it's so much easier to generate power and go fast down on the drops. I couldn't find a pair of handlebars that gave that height difference so I thought it was worth an experiment.
@tallsam yeah mostly down on the drops. the top is also a good position (moustache bar cutouts allow for it) but not if you need the brakes. Unless I go for the triple and put cross-top levers on...... joke.
@Lieven_De_Vlaminck yep the lower pair work like cross-tops, pushing the outer cable housing instead of pulling the inner. I threaded the cable through the levers in the opposite direction from how non-aero drops are normally, and there's a stepped ferule on either side.
[photo of old setup]
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