More Euros climbing in the drops

"Raptor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I saw it all over the Giro. Tyler and LANCE and quite a few others ride on the hoods. Jan was
pushing in the dropouts, at least for a time.

They were climbing on the dropouts??? Man, there arms and back must be real sore stretchng all the
way down there! Not even Boardman rode that low.

Mmm... areo...

You mean the "drops", no?

Quoted message said:

Is there a nice quick condensation of previous debate about why many Euro pros climb in the
dropouts?

I guess maybe they do it to try and keep the weight forward, and thus more like riding on the flat
(front wheel higher than back -> riders mass is shifted more over the back wheel, so maybe this
position compensates slightly).

Personally, I cannot manage this at all. Even climbing on the hoods feels "wrong".

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John

Raptor said:

I saw it all over the Giro. Tyler and LANCE and quite a few others ride on the hoods. Jan was
pushing in the dropouts, at least for a time.

Is there a nice quick condensation of previous debate about why many Euro pros climb in the
dropouts?

Assuming you meant to say drops: ISTR reading somewhere that Ulrich has done loads of work in a lab,
and reckons he can put out more continuous power for longer in the position he climbs in compared to
any other position. This also includes remaining seated all the way up, unlike Lance.

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