Time spent in the drops?
08-31-13, 09:26 AM
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Exactly.
If your saddle is even with the tops I completely understand how you want to be in the drops that much.
For recreational riding this seems like a good idea, even, because you have even more relaxed tops that way.
In a more race oriented geometry, though, the saddle to bar drop is 10 centimeters (4 inches) and more.
This means that your drops are about as aggressive a position as my tops.
If your saddle is even with the tops I completely understand how you want to be in the drops that much.
For recreational riding this seems like a good idea, even, because you have even more relaxed tops that way.
In a more race oriented geometry, though, the saddle to bar drop is 10 centimeters (4 inches) and more.
This means that your drops are about as aggressive a position as my tops.
If I was only using the drops like 2% of the time, I would wonder why they are even there.
08-31-13, 09:29 AM
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Probably about 10% in the drops overall, close to 0% when riding on a MUP, higher on the streets. My saddle to bar drop is 7 cm.
08-31-13, 09:30 AM
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That is exactly the reason why I wonder why so many people have drop bars in the first place as they never seem to use them.
On my new road/tri bike I'm about 20% in the drops, 20% on the aerobar, 20% on the tops and 40% on the hoods with about 11cm of saddle to bar drop.
08-31-13, 09:37 AM
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I slammed and dropped my 1-1/8" stem on my Schwinn for a tri a few months ago to stick a pair of aero are on. The aeros have since come off, but the bike still has maximum drop, so I'm on the tops/hoods most of the time when riding, but even when trying to push it on the flats I ride the Invisible Aeros.
I tried to recreate that on my quill-stem Bianchi. Got fed up with it, and raised the bars again (easier procedure than messing with the stem on the other bike. I spend a lot more time on the drops on that one.
I tried to recreate that on my quill-stem Bianchi. Got fed up with it, and raised the bars again (easier procedure than messing with the stem on the other bike. I spend a lot more time on the drops on that one.
08-31-13, 09:44 AM
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Rarely.... my saddle to bar drop is so significant that me riding on the hoods is like most people riding on their drops. Plus, I actually find it more aero to rest my wrists on the hood/bar while holding onto the top piece of the hoods with my elbows almost at 90 degrees.
08-31-13, 04:56 PM
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That said, I've also done long rides with bullhorn bars (on both our tandem and a single bicycle) and they're quite comfortable too.
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HAHA...I've seen people with bars higher than the saddle riding in the drops the whole time.
09-01-13, 08:51 PM
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Ditto. I was in the drops yesterday for a very short time, during a 75-mile ride. Feel stretched out enough on the hoods, use the drops to change positions and to tuck on occasion, but not too often.
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