when did this hoods and tops level idea become mandatory? or even fashionable? I've only just graduated to my first ergo setup and flat was never even remotely possible on my old bikes. I've got the new bike set up with the tops/ hoods reasonably horizontal, but it sure took some getting used to and to be honest I've had more wrist soreness lately than I had with the hoods a good quarter of the way around the bend on my Cinelli Giro D'Italia bars on the old bike. The pain could be trade related more than bike, but still, whats the reasoning here?