Even then, I feel I have more control of the brakes on the hoods. To me, in the drops the brakes are off or locked
Old skool advice for Paris Roubaix and the like is never be on the hoods for the bumpy stuff. Tops or drops, never the hoods.
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Even then, I feel I have more control of the brakes on the hoods. To me, in the drops the brakes are off or locked