Originally Posted by
wgscott
It seems if you want to get aero, having a large saddle to bar drop is ideal. For those of us with short legs relative to body height, this is a challenge. But what I am wondering is if other aspects of riding, including hill-climbing (where aero really shouldn't be a major concern) might also be affected?
I am 6'5 and even if I have 20cm of saddle to bar drop, I will still be a much larger parachute trapping wind than my 5'2 daughter who has probably 2cm of saddle to bar drop.
I dont see an inherent disadvantage for shorter people(short legs) when it comes to being aero- I see an inherent advantage, actually.
If you compare 2 people of equal height and one has legs that are 6" shorter than the other, then sure I guess maybe there could be a difference in wind resistance between the 2 riders since bike setup will be different.