you can always swap the functions in the AXS app if you want buttons to operate opposite. The problem I had with the new one is no matter where I put it the knuckle of my thumb, when I was gripping the bars to descend, was hitting the edge of the big part of the paddle. Very irritating and a bruised knuckle after a short ride.
If you look at Cleanneon98’s pics that is a left side matchmaker clamp which allows you to push the pod even further from your hand. Most people aren’t going to have the left version which means the pod crowds your right thumb and hand even more. Of course if you’re using a separate clamp for the shifter it is easier to re-position it.
Actually was a instragram post from Kate Courtney with her XC bike and she had the old lever on there. Someone asked and Brad Copeland, her mechanic, responded and said she can’t use the new version for the exact same reason I just stated…her thumb knuckle hits the paddle when wrapping your fingers around the bar. Anyway, yeah if someone wants mine just DM me.
Here is what a right side matchmaker looks like. See how much those levers are in the way unless you move the pod or your entire brake lever much further to the left?:
