Quote Originally Posted by Lisa S.H. View Post
If you tilt your bars up a bit so that the top part is parallel to the ground instead of sloping down, it will not only put your wrists in a more natural position on the hoods, but it will also bring your hoods just a bit closer to you, thus reducing the stretch/reach and getting some weight off your hands.
You may want watch this, as this may increase the apparent distance between the brakes and the bars while on the drops. I had a fitter do this to me. I was fine on the spin around the lot, but out on the road, it was scary.