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@Smallfurry
I'd go with Hope.
Its not fragile or complicatred. It just looks it, with the extra unit. 2 thoughts.
1) Your levers will take the brunt of frontwards tumbles. So being able to swap out to replacement mechanical sti's could save money afdter a off-road off.
2) From a resiliant utility bike perspective its good to have things separate (hence the popularity of bar end brifters). Stuff will break. So reducing integration reduces replacement costs.
I'm also a Hope fanboy.