4 or 5? I can only think of three… Up on the hoods, down in the drops, and relaxed on the flats (relaxed perhaps a misnomer - I don’t like not having my fingers on the brakes).
Normal hoods position
further back at the bend (more relaxed)
flats
drops (on the horizontal part)
drops (hands on the inside bend for fast descents with maximum braking power)
and sometimes I put my palms on top of the brake horns, to be as upright as possible
I’m more than comfortable with having the breaks be a bit away, which is probably why I counted a few more. I can think of two positions in the drop and two up on the hood, but one of each has no way to reach the breaks without moving your hands.
4 or 5? I can only think of three… Up on the hoods, down in the drops, and relaxed on the flats (relaxed perhaps a misnomer - I don’t like not having my fingers on the brakes).
Normal hoods position
further back at the bend (more relaxed)
flats
drops (on the horizontal part)
drops (hands on the inside bend for fast descents with maximum braking power)
and sometimes I put my palms on top of the brake horns, to be as upright as possible
I’m more than comfortable with having the breaks be a bit away, which is probably why I counted a few more. I can think of two positions in the drop and two up on the hood, but one of each has no way to reach the breaks without moving your hands.