Originally Posted by iamsam

hope you won't take this the wrong way - but considering that you are running your bike ss with brakes...why in the world would an experienced bicyclist keep those interrupter levers on his handlebar and then compound the misery with those goofy stubs?

Did you not pay good attention to timothyh's "world's most expensive pista?" whatever anyone thinks about throwing lotsa money at a pretty basic frame (and it looks like you may be well on your way in that endeavor) - he did his brake lever set-up...right.

Good luck...