Quote Originally Posted by aicabsolut View Post
I also like the carbon Specialized ones on my crit bike, because the drops are deeper, but it has been a pain getting the hoods to stay put without tightening them too much. Carbon paste isn't quite cutting it on the left one for some reason.
aicabsolut, you might want to make it a priority to solve that issue - a brake lever that slips down the bar (on a bump for instance) can lock up the wheel (The brake lever pulls the cable as it slips) and can cause you to crash. Happened to Lance in the Dauphine Libere in (I think) 2003?

I've found all the following to help:
1. clean the bar and lever interface with acetone
2. assembly paste
3. torque wrench

The torque wrench was a hard one to figure out since the nut is recessed in the lever body. I don't remember how I did that now...?!?

This is usually not a problem on aluminum bars - carbon seems to have a much lower coefficient of friction.