Originally Posted by
bmthom.gis
I've done plenty of stop and go. I just don't see it. To me it equates to having a manual car is better than one with an automatic transmission just because you have to stop and go and can't do two things at once. And riding on the hoods is still pretty upright and offers your shifting and braking right there. To succumb to suicide levers though....no thank you.
Anyway, ride on.
Modern "suicide levers" aren't suicide levers at all, they're inline levers that work pretty well. They are not my preference, but I can't see much of an argument against them other than personal taste. Being comfortable without them is largely a matter of experience or individual comfort. I'm perfectly happy to cruise along on the tops without being right on top of the brake levers, but not everyone is. I'm really not clear on what the case is against secondary brake levers for those who want them. No one is proposing that they go on your bike against your will or anything.