Quote Originally Posted by Sardine View Post
OakLeaf, like you, I ride on hoods a lot but I really like drops, especially outside the city and if I'm honest, would probably use them more if the reach for the brakes was really easy.
I like the drops and the hooks too. I think ideal bar width is pretty much the same for drops/hooks vs. hoods - so if you like both, you'll want bars that don't splay out too far.

On reach to the brakes - if you don't already have the short-reach Shimano shifters, it would be less expensive to swap just the shifters than to take your whole drivetrain to Campy. But little tweaks can make a lot of difference in that department too - moving the levers up or down on the bars, changing the tilt of the bars - or since you're considering different bars, trying a different bend.