Originally Posted by
Sci-Fi
Not really. 95+% of the time you'll be "on the hoods" anyways. Even when you watch the pro races, they are riding on the hoods the majority of the time.
Hmmm.... I don't watch pro cycling races but I hazard to bet they have very aggressive geometries (very low bars). On my bike, where the bar is only slightly below my seat I am on the drops a good 66% of the time. I would guess I am on the flats another 33% of the time and only on the hoods 1% of the time. YMMV