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Originally Posted by Black Dog
Hands on the drops and elbows bent he would be very low and aero. If you saw the bike with a flipped stem and shallow bars it would still have the same saddle to drops distance as this set up with deep bars. Just saying, quick judgments here on looking "pro".  |
With those deep bars he should be able to get pretty darn aero.
This isn't directed at the bike owner, if he is happy with the current setup, carry on
Anyway, I think the beauty of shallow bars isn't raising the drops, I think it is lowering the hoods. I set my two bikes up with the distance to the drops constant and then used bars with a different degree of drop to place the hoods. One is a little more upright in the hoods and tops for longer rides and the other is a little lower for faster shorter efforts. The position in the drops stays somewhat constant. I know it is a half empty/full debate so take it for what its worth.