How much saddle to bar drop on your gravel bike?
08-02-21, 02:15 PM
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8cm for my gravel bike. Measured to the saddle top and measured to where the top of bars and hoods meet.
Its deceiving due to the feed bag blocking the stem.
Its deceiving due to the feed bag blocking the stem.
08-05-21, 10:52 AM
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It does look aggressive but I'm riding about 90% of the time with my hands resting on the bar tops or hoods, and have a fairly long torso / monkey arms.
Most of the gravel rides I'm doing are steep and/or rocky rather than fast. If I rode a lot in the drops, it would make more sense to raise the bars up...otherwise it would likely hurt my back.
Most of the gravel rides I'm doing are steep and/or rocky rather than fast. If I rode a lot in the drops, it would make more sense to raise the bars up...otherwise it would likely hurt my back.
MY reality is, I feel much more comfortable riding the hoods when in technical sections, including descents. But of course, after well over 25yrs of riding MTB, “getting low” is very much a new experience for me (only had a drop bar bike in some form for a couple of years).
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MY reality is, I feel much more comfortable riding the hoods when in technical sections, including descents. But of course, after well over 25yrs of riding MTB, “getting low” is very much a new experience for me (only had a drop bar bike in some form for a couple of years).
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My saddle to bar drop measures in at 9.83 cm (3 7/8”):
It’s a bit higher than my purely pavement setups (~11cm) and seems to work well for my roads and ride style.
It’s a bit higher than my purely pavement setups (~11cm) and seems to work well for my roads and ride style.
08-08-21, 04:19 PM
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Here is my diverge setup then. Basically level. This is 58cm frame with specialized hover gravel bars with a 12mm rise and about an inch of headset spacers.
Also, as is mentioned earlier in this thread, I’m 6’3”, with 34” inseam.
Also, as is mentioned earlier in this thread, I’m 6’3”, with 34” inseam.
Last edited by Simonix; 08-08-21 at 04:24 PM.
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