Originally Posted by Tom Bombadil
Oops, I wrote "drops" when I meant to say "hoods." All of my comments pertained to hoods, not drops. Including my comparisons to SKT's Lemond Reno. His hoods are much lower and much further forward than my grips.
My bike's frame fits me well, and all of my recent comparisons (Giant OCR, Lemond Reno, Trek Pilot) were all bikes that fit me very well.
Thanks for clearing that up. It seems that you have made every attempt to find a way to be comfortable on a drop bar road bike. For whatever reason, your hands are painful in positions and with setups which, after a period of adjustment, work for many people.
The good thing is that you have found a way to set your bike up so that it is comfortable and you can enjoy riding it. When all is said and done, that is what really matters.
Now you can turn off the computer and get out and ride
