Measure from the floor to the top of the saddle and call the value "A". Then measure from the floor to the top of the bars and call the value "B". Value A minus value B = saddle-to-bar drop.
cool, that works, just got an estimate of 2-3 inches to the "tops" of the bars. do people measure from the saddle to the "drops" of the handlebars? or to the "tops"?
To the tops. It's a reference measurement, given that different handlebars have different distances from the tops to the drops. The current fashion is to have a fairly large saddle-to-handlebar drop, but have a handlebar with a shallow ("compact") "drop", meaning the distance from the tops to the drops.
Sounds good. More and more riders stay on the hoods or tops of the bars almost all of the time, with the drops being used only for screaming descents or fighting terrible headwinds. Makes sense, considering the propensity of competitive riders to choose their frame as small as possible and have a huge saddle-to-bar drop.
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