Originally Posted by
tNuvolari
Yes, all from the hoods. I have Ergo 10 speed levers which didn't really change much if anything in the braking. Strangely, the rear effort feels fine although I know the front effort needs to be a lot more for effective braking.
Not sure if I'm just getting too old these days but it's quite difficult for me to be on the drops, mostly due to feel. It feels like I'm bent over so far that it's tough to even strain my neck up to see. And my bars aren't crazy low either, especially compared to many bikes I see on this site. I suppose my bars are about 2 inches lower than the top of the saddle.
If that's the case for sure swap out the calipers for some dual pivots. You are halfway there since you have ergo levers already, but IMO it still isn't safe to be braking from the hoods with old school single pivots, at least on any sort of descent or emergency situation. The higher mechanical advantage of dual pivots will immediately be noticeable. Be advised that they can be kind of annoying if you run fatter tires and/or fenders. Silver Campagnolo dual pivot "skeleton" calipers would look nice on your bike IMO. I think they may be discontinued but there's probably some floating around.
Centerpulls would do the trick too, but they're a little out of place for your bike.