Originally Posted by Loose Chain

I think I was at least 40 years old, maybe older, before I rode anywhere but in the drops or saw any reason to ride anywhere but the drops and I still do not. This hood riding thing came along with modern bicycles that have very little drop and brifters for shifting, the tops riding thing is MTB converts and hipsters on SS/Fixies with interrupter brakes on the tops. I am a brifter free zone.