Seeking Bike Fit Help

[VeloVT]

Lisa, I don't think anyone meant to imply that her knees *should* be hitting her chest .

As I said above, *imo* (which, in combination with $3 or so, will just about buy a tall cappucino at Starbucks ) if your knees hit your chest it's a sign that something's wrong -- probably at least one of the problems being that the bars need to come up. If it just happens when you're in the drops, it could also indicate that you might benefit from a slightly longer stem (and possibly a longer stem with more rise, or a longer stem + spacers).

I don't know what the pros do, but I doubt they ride that low because it compromises efficiency. Having been on bikes that put me in that position, it's just not comfortable and it prevents you from getting the most out of your pedalling. BUT -- you may have knee/elbow overlap in the drops even if the bike fits well.