[lazydud]

The reason is that your hand position is supposed to be 1 finger on the brakes ready to stop with the other 4 fingers trying to hold on to dear life. There would be no reason to have the hands in that ergonomic position.

Having a extra flipping over liability on the bike just makes no sense for bikes that are "specialized" for this niche style of riding.

The stumpjumper is like the McLaren of the mtb world. It'd be like complaining about how uncomfortable the bucket seats and race harness is and saying the first thing to do is to replace them with a comfy heated seat with lumbar support. I mean, you can, but there's a reason the McLaren comes with those things