Show us your large sadde to handlebar drops

During this wintery weather I'm amusing myself trying to build a "gravel" bike out of a retro MTB, and I've been contemplating how much of a saddle to handlebar drop I can mamage. In 30 years of riding bikes, this is the first time I've ever even bothered to measure such a thing, having generally just adjusted the bar/stem height to what feels comfortable.

It turns out both my main retro bikes have a drop of 11 cm:


But with drop bars this increases to 19 cm (hoods) and 26 cm (in drops):


... which seems a lot but is probably similar to my 94 Diablo with the awkward long, low stem:


... or my old Haro Extreme:


Anyone else riding retro bikes with a big saddle to bars drop? If so, please show me what you're riding so I don't feel like such a lanky long-armed freak

Absolutely anything from member Mike Muz should be placed here

My recently acquired Proflex arrived looking like this....

It didn't suit my short legs so I had to cut the stem down. Even then I'm not crazy about the head down, backside up riding position.....

Fortunately a homemade fork has allowed me to improve matters.....

legrandefromage":1vz4evyv said:

Absolutely EVERYthing from member Mike Muz should be placed here

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Fixed.

Another long legged here

The frame is 20 1/2", im usually a 21 1/2-22"

Re:

USE 400 long post for lots of clearance on the Sanderson. Lots of clearance for the Trimble

That trimble is my size not yours, send me that bicycle, she will be happy with me

Sorry but I don´t like that long seat post the same I don´t like the trend of long handlebars. It is not ergonomic and in some situations they are very unconfortable. A new modern bicycle in a windy day like today is a nightmare.

This thread reminds me of fat cats trying to sit in a box thats too small.

Cat among pigeons then...........

You all need one like this

That is a large size for a large guy, it is ok despite looks like a work scaffolding