Old 08-27-25 | 11:29 AM
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Harold74
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Originally Posted by Freddyonabike
I do want a race fit! I actually prefer to ride in the drops than on the hoods on this bike, because the reach feels more natural.
Me too! Do you have long arms, as I do? They look a bit long in the photo.

I might experiment with lowering your bars. Quite often raising your bars is the answer but I believe that there are also cases where lowering them can also be the answer.

In addition to lowering your bars, focus on rotating your pelvis forward as much as possible while maintaining a neutral-ish spine. You look a little upright to me at the saddle.

This has the potential to move your shoulders forward in space and, thus, reduce the amount that your arms have to reach to the bars.

Ideally, I think that you want your bars low enough that your glutes start to pick up tension.

If you don't possess the flexibility to do this, you'll know in a hurry.
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