Originally Posted by
Spoonrobot
That was never my argument. Regroup, try again.
It is less safe. Nobody can brake well with one finger from the hoods. Nobody can have a secure grip with three fingers on the brake lever from the hoods.
Less safe based on what criteria? Frankly the whole "brake with one finger" thing is vastly overblown. Braking a bicycle with a single finger isn't any measure of braking ability. It may be
your personal goal but many of us are just fine using as many fingers as it takes.
As others have pointed out, the index finger is a pretty strong part of the hand. The thumb and index finger wrapped around the hood isn't going to slide or bounce or just "fall off". Your...and others'...argument is fear based, not fact based. Show (or do) a study showing that braking from the hoods is more likely to cause a crash. We're waiting.