Originally Posted by
LWaB
Find headwinds and you'll get more practice in the drops. Last year's Texas Rando Stampede 1200 felt like about 1000km of headwinds (bad luck with storms). Probably 400-500km on the drops, something similar on the hoods, the rest on the tops. Horizontal forearms on the hoods gets tough after a while, the drops are more comfortable.
+1. Not to mention, the people I was riding with on the last day of the stampede, one of them was driving me nuts (talks too much). I put the hammer down in the drops and shouldered crockett to the last control solo. It wasn't ideal, but at least no one died.
Living in Houston, you can travel out west of town there and find plenty of wind, which can help you enjoy drops much more.