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Old 10-11-19 | 09:35 AM
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madpogue
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So I'd say that relatively long reach stem works in your favor. As said above, a taller stem will start pushing the bar back, which your long torso won't like. Your last pic shows the saddle a little further back as well, which I reckon will help.

Looks like you never got this answered:
Originally Posted by roadbikeChris
OK, Hoods, Drops and Tops...its all Greek to me though I have an idea of what you mean.
* Drops - The old-school racing position, the bottom part of the bar.
* Hoods - hands draped over the rubber hoods of the brake levers, fingers and thumbs downward. The shape of your brake levers, and the transition from the bar to the lever, allow you to rest your hand in part on the bar where it meets the lever. Esp if you have big hands.
* Tops - the horizontal part of the bar near the stem. BITD, "bike boom" bikes had poorly-designed "cheater" brake levers for riding in that position. The Tektro interrupter levers are the 21st-Century version, much better designed and executed.
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