Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
Do you ride in (on?) the tops, in traffic? My commuter bike has cross brakes, but my new road bike doesn't ... and I don't use the tops in some situations because of this.

I like riding in tops when just riding to school, and I'll switch to the hoods when coming up to intersections. I ride on the sidewalk though. If I'm on the road and in traffic, I ride on the hoods.