NitroPye

I think the being original part is what is mostly made fun of around these parts. A lot of people do things "just to be original" when cycling is a lot of the times about practicality. "Just being original" is essentially what a hipster is. Someone who is trying so hard to impress they do things out of the necessity to "just be original" instead of having a sincere reason behind it. Flop and chops may be in fashion and used a lot by the hipster crowd but they have their purpose and were essentially thought out at one time.

That being said, even though the OP loses a hand position I do appreciate the effort to think out the why behind a certain setup. Pretty much every bike that ends up on the jackass thread seems to have forgotten to ask the why question in the build up phase.