My drops are even right now with the saddle for my road bike, but the drops are very deep. The headset needs to be greased, so I'll likely lower them about an inch when I do that (threaded!). She's going on the trainer soon, so I'll have lots of time to tune in the fit.
I have a drop of a bit over an inch for my commuter right now -- I'll have a better measurement when I switch saddles because I've been using the softer stock saddle, ick. I spend a lot of time in the mid-drops for one commuting route while fighting the wind, and in the deep drops on another route where there is a long stretch of downhill. I like climbing most of the way seated, so I don't really want to drop the bars more.
It is pretty easy to get a similar fit to a "fit kit" $50 measurement. Search on the web, or it is easy to walk someone through it. This type of a fit is going to give a pretty generic reach / cockpit length suggestion, and doesn't really address relative saddle / bar drop.



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