Originally Posted by Ben Cousins
It's only now I look through this thread that I notice how many people have their bikes set up with the bars at the same height as the seat, because my setup is pretty normal amoung the people I ride with. Seems crazy to me to even ride a thoroughbred race frame with that set up.
Unless, of course, it's just about posing

Nice mix of real world parts.
Pretty much my opinion is if your handlebars are at the same level as your seat you pretty canceled out everything high performance about your bike. It's so much harder to pedal with the bars up.