Like most are saying there is no normal. It's what's comfortable to the individual rider. I've got bikes with large seat/bar drop and I've got one with the bars just slightly higher than the saddle. Both fit me but just in different ways. Lately I've been ridding the latter (Salsa Fargo) and have gotten used to the more upright position. When I went to ride my CAAD9 it felt completely foreign to me. I felt like I was going to fall over the bars. I can see how when a person who is used to even saddle/bars first rides a "racing" road bike they feel it doesn't fit. Both bikes "fit" but feel completely different.