Originally Posted by
fly:yes/land:no
that is a vision brake lever attached to the extensions backwards. here is a
link to some tridudes discussing the bars.
yes, i am aware that it is an old pic. cancellara, basso, and dz all ran those in the csc days. i don't think cancellara or dz have run them since switching teams, as they haven't had vision as a sponsor since then. basso still occasionally rides his with cannondale since they ride vision parts:
that is from 2011, btw. haven't seen him with those on the new slice, though.
Interesting. I've never seen that. I guess it helps on courses with lots of turns - like some of the U-turns on divided roads where organizers like spectators to gather