It is interesting to get on a racy bike when you’re fat, unlimber, and unfit . . . my daily commute bike (1982 Peugeot) has the bars about level with the saddle, this Look has about a 4” drop.
That’s not the largest saddle to bar drop in my fleet, but when I get into the drops I’m reminded of the swelling “quaran-tummy” and my neck says “hey! ease into this!”. Meanwhile the legs are reporting “absent”. Sigh.
I raised the saddle a bit and removed the last spacer under the stem. A Chinese carbon stem (scary!) is coming that may let me drop the bar a bit more, if I want to try that.
I can’t decide if the saddle to bar reach is too short. The modern riding position way out on long hoods seems to mean that the position of the bar tops is less relevant than before. Still, I’m looking for a 140 mm stem.
Also, today a gust of crosswind reminded me that I have a lot more rim depth here than on any other bike in the fleet. I’ll get used to it, but it made me a little nervous.