Originally Posted by
branko_76
Your hands are above the headset when on the drop bars and slightly lower when on the "porteur" bars. You are more upright with the latter due to the position of the hand grips.
I wonder if using a shorter stem with drop bars would give you the same upright position? If so, that may be the best of both worlds.
Or maybe a taller stem which also effectively shortens the reach because of the backward slope of the riser. The Nitto Tallux sold by Rivendell has the long riser of the Technomic with the nicer finish of their nicer stems.
I'm at the point where I wish there was such a thing as stem with Tallux/Technomic height with the adjustable reach from days of yore. Hey, a guy can dream . . . .