cyclotoine

When I talk about my hand position I am refering to modern style levers.. you may notice from looking at old photos of racers the way they ride the hoods is different. The do not ride so much on the hoods as they do holding them. Their hand position is more on the outside of the bar with their thumb wraped up and over the hood. A don't find it nearly as comfortable as modern set-ups but it makes sense that we not on the hoods with wider bars as opposed to holding on from the outside. That is how I see it, I think back then they spent the majority of their time on the upper bend and/or "holding" the hoods as descriped abover.