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Sram says "pros and competitive riders alike spend 80 to 90 percent of their time riding on the hoods". And hoods are getting longer and longer. I think Grx Di2 hoods are longer than DA? And the newly announced Sram Red AXS 12x look to be the longest of all. (They're 6mm longer than Sram's predecessor, to accommodate a new piston). All of which makes me wonder whether we should talk less about handlebar reach and drop and a lot more about hoods! Do professional fitters even put the hood length number on their diagrams? I don't think mine did. And I think they measured me when I was on the drops.
New Sram next to Grx:
Reviews of the new Sram Red:
http://www.cyclist.co.uk/reviews/sram-red-axs-groupset-review-2024
https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-gear/first-ride-review-sram-red-axs