Originally Posted by
Bikewer
Watch pro road racers. Most of the time, the hands are on "the hoods"....The brake hoods. That's the "normal" position, and the one that should be set up for most of your riding.
Have the hoods always been the normal position? Somehow I'm under the impression that originally the drops were the "normal" position, and that riding in the hoods all the time is a fairly recent development. I can't immediately find any references to corroborate that belief though. It's possible I'm wrong.