That is exactly why I had them installed...for my sense of security and I just was too afraid to have my hands elsewhere but on the top of bar. That is why I said it can be use like a crutch. Until someone gets used to the other brakes. My Kuota was too hard to control and I could not trust it. But I got used to it enough to get those top levers removed.

I changed to my Specialized Amira and the riding dynamic is so different and I have no fear with it. So braking is natural. But I still find the brakes always too far, even if I am told they are ok. I don't have issues braking. But I still wished the handle was closer. That is the "mental" part talking to me. Because physically, they are good.

So if someone feels better with top levers, there is no reason not to try it. And go from there. At the store, the owner told me it was mostly installed on women's bike. Men seem not to fear as much as us.