Originally Posted by
dogsridewith
Most roadies have a stem that is too low...then they ride all the time on the hoods, often with locked elbows. Use a higher stem, ride in the drops and bend your elbows to get low. Shallow hard climbs then are fine in the drops. Hoods for the steep stuff and rest periods. (Too-low stems is a modern fad...going on about 30 years.)
That's okay, fixed gear kids also enjoy running their stems too low. That's why you see so many people cruising around, hands by the stem all the way by the top of the bar.
Looks great in photographs, though!