Originally Posted by
TRaffic Jammer
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Or the levers are pushed way down low causing a wacky wrist angle that could necessitate a one or the other brake/control situation he speaks of?
More likely, not far enough down (and right next to the grips, so grabbing them with index and middle finger alone does nothing since you're grabbing nearly the end of the lever). That's how they are set up in department stores, and that's how most newbies end up riding them.