Originally Posted by
kikoraa
Tested out a couple old schwinns. A le tour and a varsity deluxe. Le tour fit a hell of a lot better but it felt like i was leaning too far down at the bottom of the drops. Also The bars seem extremely narrow. There is maybe 4 or 5 inches between my hands when i grabbed the horizontal top of the bars and it felt very unstable. This was my first time ever riding with drop bars, i am used to commuting with my mtb (flat bars). Are all drop bars like this and it takes getting used to?
Yes, it will take some getting used to, but not long. Try various hand positions -- I spend most of my time on the hoods unless there's a headwind, then I'm in the drops.
You may prefer wider drop bars, however.