As I've become more limber in the lower back over the season, I've been itching to take out a spacer, but I didn't want to change things up too close to a race. I might start playing with it now that the season is winding down. I just feel like I want to stretch out more. I find myself hanging my hands over the tops of the hoods when I want to set a steady tempo. I don't think this is an uncommon thing, particularly for people newer to road bikes. I lowered the bars in my first and second seasons. Then I moved to deeper drops for the third. I kept the tops the same due to shoulder problems. Now I feel comfortable enough to go for some more reach. I also think being lower makes me feel more stable for corners and descending so long as I'm not so stretched out that I can't scoot my weight back over the saddle for those activities.