Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
the shifter placement just seems like it was placed in an intentionally more difficult location. Why would you want to take your entire hand off the bar to shift while going over large rocks or around tight bends? Seems like 2 hands in those instances would be ideal.
Yea.. Looks like there's a bit of workaround engineering going on. With the swept back bars and wrappy wrappy grips, an unscheduled deceleration could jam your hands up on shifters mounted for shifting from the grips. It did look like the rider was using the "hoods" a bit more when climbing, which might be where quicker shifting is needed. I also didnt see a lot of out of the saddle riding, which seems weird to me mainly from riding beach cruisers with swept back bars. They have 2 speeds, sitting and standing.