You had the Ritchey ergos on the Aurora, right? Were those also 40cm? I was reading the thread about shimming the brifters and checked last night- my Soras are adjustable, so i'll be tinkering with that tonight too once my stem is installed. I'd be a bit more comfy braking in the drops if they were a smidge closer.

PS- You have some adorable furkids yourself. Do you do agility with any of them? Cass and I went to our 2nd class last night. She's normally a wuss about new things, but her inner mtn dog must've kicked in- she was having a grand time climbing the a-frame and dogwalk.