Originally Posted by
cooker
I wouldn't find that version 1 comfortable, as I like to ride on the "tops", "corners" and "hoods" and the bent wire brace resting on the handlebar would probably get in my way.
Yeh that was the first thing that had to go. No wire brace or any crossbar any more, so all of the hand positions are available except the tops. I could, probably, make some space near the stem to hold onto the tops but I am reluctant to have my knuckles that close to a fiberglass edge.