Originally Posted by soulbike

Here's mine. I've got mine at 180mm= 7 inches. I used to ride 58-59 top tube bikes and a straight post, now I ride 56-57 with a 20mm setback post. Fit has definitely changed since the good'ol days. We now ride frames too small with setback posts. Smaller frames have lower fronts too.

We also ride alot more on the hoods as opposed to the drops. It's easier to transition from bar to hoods that way. There's also a whole school of thought about rotating the hips forward and lowering the front for better power transfer, hence the bigger drops and lower fronts.

I like the lower front because I find it more versatile.