Originally Posted by
Bad Lag
Placing the back of the bent elbow against the leading edge of the saddle, your extended finger tip should touch the back of the bars.
I always heard this one as: The back the bent elbow against the leading edge of the saddle + the width of your hand from the extended fingertip = the middle of the bar tops.
Using this formula results is a comfortable position and also checks the box of “obscuring the front hub from the drops".
Disclaimer: I’m tall, all torso and arms