Bicycling

That probably wouldn't be the best choice for a first bent, too many unfamiliar cues at one time I would think.

Those who like them seem to like them a lot though, once you get used to the laid back position I don't think it would be a big deal to move your hands down by your sides and I can see how it could be very comfortable and natural feeling eventually.

I like the hand position on both of my bikes although I wouldn't be surprised if they could be improved with some individual adjustments. The bikeE bars move up and down a considerable distance, I keep them just high enough they clear my knees with a bit of extra for tight turns. I have a Princetontek headlight on my bars I keep in flashing mode during the day, I also have an Airzound air horn on my bars so I wouldn't want to give up the high mounted handlebars just for those two items.

On a mountain style bike I have problems with hand numbness these days, it only takes a few minutes of riding until my palms and fingers start to tingle from the pressure. I haven't ridden drop bars on a real road bike in a long time but that would probably bother my hands too now.

I came close to pulling the trigger on a Bachetta Agio this winter but it was too far away to make picking it up really practical and the seller didn't want to ship it.