Originally Posted by
ridelikeaturtle
Could you post a pic from further back, getting more of "the whole picture"?
It's very subjective. If you're comfortable, that's the top priority. Personally I wouldn't have the bars rotated back so much, I like a little bit of drop from the tops of the bars to the hoods, but others like the whole platform from the tops to the hoods to be flat. I also like the drops to be closer to horizontal - again, that's just me.
Originally Posted by
rm -rf
It's hard to say from your photo. Can you make a photo taken from farther back, aimed directly at the stem, with the camera held exactly horizontal?
Assuming the photo is level left to right: If it was my bike, I'd keep your same bar rotation, but move the hoods up the curve just a little more. It does depend on how much drop you have from the saddle.
Pic below. Yeah i’m also thinking of moving the hoods up by just a little bit. As for the current drop position, it’s not parallel but this works and feels good to me, been riding for a year in this position. No prob with lever reach in the hoods or drops in the older and current setup.