drops/brakes

[VeloVT]

Again....though....how would those more compact bars affect riding on the hoods? My fave place.....

The compact drop does not affect riding in the hoods at all. The tops are in exactly the same place as they would be on a bar with deeper drops. You will just not be quite as low when you are in the drops.

A short reach bar, on the other hand, depending on the shape of the bar, will probably bring you back a little when you are on the hoods. The effect is similar to shortening the stem a little, depending on how much difference there is between the old bars and the new ones (this is pretty easy to look up). You probably shouldn't notice much going to a short reach bar though, because I believe the Biomax actually has a shortish reach (doesn't it?)...