Originally Posted by
vladvm
before you lower the handlebar, can you comfortably sustain longer rides on drops, not on the hoods?
Who cares? That has nothing to do with lowering your handlebars 1/2in...asking if someone has the ability to ride 4-5inches lower than their normal riding position doesn't prove anything.
Originally Posted by
echotraveler
Thats a good observation. I can hold longer on the drops than before. Yet i tend to stay on the hoods most of the ride. Thinking about it, i only use the drops when its my turn to lead the pace line. I should practice my drop possition then, great observstion!!
How long you stay in the drops is irrevelant. Watch a stage race or long single day race and see how often the pros are riding in their drops. The most important position is on the hoods or on the tops, which is where you should be most of the time, and where they are most of the time.
If you really are concerned with being more aero, you should find the lowest height you can ride on the top hand positions, then change your bars out till you get a position you're comfterable riding with while in the drops, since that position is secondary.