Smitty, Lots of good insight here. I always try to encourage people to have their drop bars set up such that they can use all of the positions. It saddens me to hear people say they never use the drops, or tops, or... those variable positions are the advantage of drop bars.
48cm is a W I D E Noodle (as Patrick mentioned). Is that the correct size for you? That can dramatically affect the feel while in the drops. Stem height is also an important variable (as mentioned by Michael). Keep in mind that as you raise the stem, you're bringing the bars closer. Were you riding with the 9cm stem in a high position. That might move your T(op)-H(ood)-D(drop) positions to casual-great-aggressive. Hopefully you can find the perfect setup. BykMor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/NbJrwSqmS4AJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.