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I did this bodge in the past but never rode it on an actual bike. Maybe you can find some amenable levers and a pulley type thing to do it properly. (You would need to swap out the bit that retains the cable head so there's minimal friction)
Might as well just get a Travel Agent though if you're going down the bodge route
Edit: sorry, completely failed to explain what's going on. Instead of the cable end being in the lever bit it's in the housing and wrapped around the normal end point for the cable. It doubles the cable pull which should make it right for V brakes.
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I like drops though. :( Miss the multiple hand positions and the aero drop position when I use it 1% of the time. Might be willing to give something like a Jones (rip off) a chance, or those Denhams you suggested (thanks for the tip).
I did really enjoy the flat bar braking and shifting though. And the control.
Just put a new 70 quid drop bar on my biek though. Sunk cost and all that...