Originally Posted by
ThermionicScott
I think we're on the same track, just expressing it differently. With compact drops, the various hand positions are closer together, so if you primarily ride on the hoods, going to the drops doesn't drastically change your position. And vice versa, if you primarily ride in the drops, going to the upper positions doesn't have you sitting way up all of a sudden. It works for a lot of people whether they want to be riding low/aero or upright.
Yep, how you get there depends on your use case. Whether you set the height based on the hoods position compared to a tradition drop(results in a higher drop position) or based on the lowest trad drop bar position(lower hoods and tops position). Then you get into gravel compact drops that are designed to be ridden primarily in the drops and then everything changes again!