Hey tahoe_girl. It can take some time to get used to the riding position on a road bike. I spent a lot of time riding with my hands on the top of the bars. I got used to riding on the hoods pretty quickly. They are very convenient because you can shift and brake without moving your hands. It took me several hundred miles of riding before I felt comfortable in the drops. Part of is was that I didn't feel stable and the other was probably due to not being used to craning my neck. I don't like going fast down hill and unless I am on roads I know well, I ride on the hoods rather than in the drops on hills where I am going 30 mph. I recommend not giving up too soon.