I have followed this thread with interest as my wife as a similar problem.
I was just watching the daily coverage of the TDF and observed that most all the riders had their STI levers mounted way up on the handlebars and rode with their "hands on the hoods" and their forearms resting on the handlebar, with elbows bent. Very seldom did I see anyone actually "in the drops".
Is this a new change from the normal position that we were told was what a roadie was to do????
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