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Drops were for the sake of making it more of a 'gravel bike' so they were a necessity in that sense. Was thinking of meeting half way with some compact flared drops.
I beg to different on the callipers, or atleast in my own case. Front one keeps leaking, rear one has leaked, spent more money on pads than on the brakes themselves due to mineral oil constantly making its way onto them.
HY/RD callipers are great once they're set up, but you have to keep setting them up and servicing them to maintain performance I"ve found which is why I'd like to try some cable actuated ones instead.
Ziggy.
jontea
Do you need drops? Some flat bars would make it more upright and would make the rack more usable. Also seeing the point of swapping out the calipers, HY/RD don't really require more maintenance