Originally Posted by
3alarmer
...I don't get the "safety/perceived safety " with brifters thing ?
Open spaces I use DT shifting. It is proven that reaction times slow with age. As our town grew I added brake/shifters on my town bikes and bikes I travel with for time in downtowns like Portland, OR. I want both hands on the bars in traffic. It is a frequency thing, I grab a bottle much less frequently than shifting and most often at cities frequent stop lights or signs.