Originally Posted by E.S.

Hey guys,

Most of my road riding is in the hoods and on the tops. In heavy wind or steep downhill I go to the drops, but find it uncomfortable to sustain for very long except for coasting downhill. I saw some crit races on youtube and those guys sit in the drops practically the whole race!

The fact that I have a spare tire around the midsection might be impeding my breathing which is probably the major cause of discomfort, but my back doesn't like it much either. My question is: Do I need to adjust bike fit, or just get conditioned to it? I'd like to be able to ride much more in the drops to help with aerodynamics so I can be a little bit quicker. How much do you guys ride in your drops?

Thanks for input!