Originally Posted by
livedarklions
I see people assert that hand bouncing (slipping) off the hoods scenario on bf all of the time, but I'm convinced my hands are firmly wrapped around the hoods and levers and aren't budging. Maybe it'll happen on the 10 thousandth pothole I go over riding the hoods.
It's comfortable because people feel secure in the position, the posture is good and the braking/shifting is extremely convenient. I don't know about anyone else, but I couldn't get comfortable in a position that felt shaky and insecure.
The time I hit a really big pothole, I was on the hoods. So far from having my hands come off the levers, the impact twisted the bar down in the stem. My hands did not come off the levers.
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