Not to rile any feathers, but as Patrick said if your bars/top tube are the right length for you then they become an un-necessary bike addition. I feel that drop bar bikes should be set up so you can ride on the hoods most of the time. The wider stance is better for braking,steering and turning. Buying stock geometry bikes make this a tougher thing to do especially if you have a shorter torso length. Most of the Rivendell bikes have longer tope tubes so to get the right seat tube frame size sometimes riders end up with 6 or 7 cm stems. When the top tube/stem is too long riders find a more comfortable postion on the top of the bars and the cross leves become a band-aid to an ill fitting frame. With a custom you can design the bike to fit perfect. I would say if you want cross levers you should stick with a flat or upright handlebar. ~mike
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