Originally Posted by
abdon
That doesn't look low to me, just the standard 1~2 inches below saddle height which is the norm for a road bike setup. This is how the cool kids are riding nowadays:
Personally I like my touring bike with the saddle level and my road bike the same as yours.
it seem to me is that with the grips on modern brakes and shifters people spend less time in the drops so so there is more drop to get to a similar position when on the brakes
or there are just way more flexible
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