Originally Posted by
tony_merlino
Last night I was just estimating the difference in distance from memory. I went out to the garage and measured this morning, and the difference in distance to the brake handles between flat bars and the drops that are on there now will actually be a good six inches or a little more - pretty dramatic.
Then I'm not sure what "closer" it is that you are referring to. Is it getting your hands closer to your body, or your brakes closer to your hands?
For the hand position "on the hoods" (w/drop bar) to "on the bar ends"(w/ flat bar), then getting your hands 6" closer sounds about right.
But from the bar ends, you'll still have to move your hands to get to the brakes - so the brakes aren't getting that much closer to your hands.