Originally Posted by
Trakhak
It's not a brifter, it's a brake lever.
True, the shape is non-ergonomic on an upright bar, but that's because it was designed to be ergonomic on a drop bar.
It's immaterial, though. Most people riding upright-bar bikes never touch the body of the brake lever. Drop bars were invented for people who need multiple hand positions available, flat bars for those who don't.
correct the hoods are not needed for leaning on or providing an alternate hand position. Only the levers are used and are very ergonomically accessible in the configuration in the photo plus they look cool imo. I couldnt believe how easy it was to bend them with such little heat and virtually no deformity which I was also worried about. They look factory made.