Why? When you're on the ends they work like a regular brake lever and you can place your hands on the inside for a more stretched out position, - though it would make it hard to brake.
They seem very horizontal, I feel like they would work better pointed towards the floor?
No shit.. The setup was quite common on early hybrids. My girlfriend had a similar setup on the mixte for a while. The hoods work like this:
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Why?
When you're on the ends they work like a regular brake lever and you can place your hands on the inside for a more stretched out position, - though it would make it hard to brake.