raleighnut
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Aye that bike was always a bit small for me but it evolved into how it is now over the past 44 years (the bike is a 1967 Clubman that I've been riding since 76) so the bars are kicked up a bit for comfort on my wrists .I've never ridden 'on the hoods' but my normal hold on drop handlebars has always been on the bend of them with my thumbs pointed forwards and fingers curled underneath so most of the weight is carried by the ball of my thumb, this can be seen on the wear of the bartape on my Equipe, a much more suitable frame for me.Kool Stop are a good shout, will have a look for those. Cables under the bar tape? No, that's a step too far! I like my brake cables looping up in the air, where God intended them to be. Seriously the levers are OK for me. They can be used in two ways, and I need to remember to use the appropriate way, that's all
Nowt wrong there. Levers pointing at the floor, where they should be. I would have the bars slightly flatter/further forward (hooks pointing to the rear axle) and the levers moved accordingly, which would make riding on the brake hoods a little easier (for me), but your setup looks fine to me.
Note the bars are flatter but because it has a bigger frame I can get onto the drops to operate the brakes a lot easier.