Thank you for someone finally raising the issue of bar height. I've seen road bars dropped 4 inches or more below the saddle to as high as where the "drops" are level with the saddle. Obviously the bar height is going to be a significant factor in terms of comfort, besides the horizontal reach that others have mentioned.

From the photo of your bike (nice looking bike by the way) your bars appear to be level with the saddle, but that could just be the angle of the photo.

Most of my bikes are set up with the bars about 1.5 inches below the saddle, and the one bike where the bars are approximately even with the saddle has a totally different feel. So small differences can make a difference. Having said this, I ride 99.9% of the time on the top of the bar or on the hoods. I'll drop only when fighting a strong wind and only for a short while. That's just me and my aging ergonomics.