Are compact bars with a shorter reach and shallower drop becoming more popular? If so, that doesn't necessarily mean a pro who is riding a 130mm or 140mm stem is as stretched out as the stem length suggests.

I'm no expert, but maybe Ryder Hesjedal in that picture a little ways back doesn't need more drop to get a flat back, he needs less. Bringing him up and giving him a longer top tube seems like it would flatten things out more than giving him more drop. I'm not judging, just wonderin.....