>>1351582It's not about not having drops. It's about using a brake meant to be used maximally in the drops only in the hoods. Brifters are a shitty design to begin with and you eliminated using them in the only powerful way.
I don't want a boomer-ass polished look, personally. Going to let it patina given that the specific 6000 series alloy it is made of doesn't pit or flake and Cannondale textured the whole surface of the frame through anodizing.
Also going to get Cannondale stickers in some time this next month.