Originally Posted by
belacqua
but here's the other question I'm grappling with today--what do I really stand to gain by putting drops on this rig--favorite mtb in my small collection--when I already have bar ends.
Not a rhetorical question. I am hoping to use the thing for 5+ hour gravel rides.
drops will give you a bunch more hand positions, which is great for those longer rides. personally i run drops higher than i would flats on these bikes, like so that the drops are about where my hands would be height-wise on flats. this gives me a more comfortable up-right position when riding on the tops of the drops, or in the hoods, and i'm still comfortable when going into the drops