Road bikes need brazeons for gears. Why on earth would you remove them?
I think he means head tube mounted / top of the top tube mounted gear bosses rather than needing these:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O_RPHGE-mjM/T7wL_UeHwFI/AAAAAAAAATw/vDbmx9TV6TM/s1600/cable+stops+installed.JPG
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I think he means head tube mounted / top of the top tube mounted gear bosses rather than needing these:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O_RPHGE-mjM/T7wL_UeHwFI/AAAAAAAAATw/vDbmx9TV6TM/s1600/cable+stops+installed.JPG