Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Um...you might want to reword that if you want to keep arguing that braking from the hoods is "unsafe". He's maintaining a secure grip at the expense of braking performance while maximizing braking performance at the expense of grip? It doesn't follow.
What he's saying is that in the initial photo, he's got a secure grip on the hoods but poor leverage for braking. In the second photo, he's able to brake fairly powerfully but his grip isn't as nice for hand security.