Originally Posted by carpediemracing

Note how it's easy to shift and/or brake from the drops. If you can't corner from the drops, you're simply not weighting the front of the bike enough. Much easier to wash out the front wheel. Exception is if you do a LOT of long descents (i.e. 20-30 minutes or more, avg say 30-40 mph with switchbacks - for me that means 15 miles of descending non-stop). For short 1-2 mile descents, no need to have a slightly higher position.