I'm not in complete disagreement here, but it seems that plenty of folk here have their stems way too low - as in no spacers - in vain attempts at emulating the pros.
the ironic thing, is that after perusing the current issue of procycling, i noticed that Tom Danielson's stem sits on top of at least 3 spacers, and looks like it's flipped UP! Same went with Eki!
PS - i have an 11cm saddle to bar drop myself
Originally Posted by rufvelo
2)The only way you're going to improve your riding, if improved performance is your goal, is by dropping the bars to move some weight up front and improve aerodynamics which is the single biggest detriment to speed. You can ride longer, faster.