Originally Posted by
choddo
I just upgraded my bike to Ultegra Di2 12 speed. ... Hoods felt tiny. Almost as though I have to close my hands up too much to grip them Maybe that’s a side effect of using my gravel bike over the winter with hydraulic GRX levers.
Originally Posted by
bampilot06
The hoods are tiny. ... when she bought me my Gen 7 madone she went for shimano ultegra Di2. I was stoked at first, but the hoods are way too small. Almost feels like the old 5800.
Maybe it is just a matter of which hoods one is most used to? My most frequently ridden road bike has 105 (5800) STI levers, and the hoods feel just right. When I ride my gravel bike, the GRX (RX810) hoods feel huge, and the long, raised ridges rub my bare palms quite a bit during bumpy segments.