Yes, already dropped it a bit, but not too much as I'm no racer or athlete... For me, comfort on the bike comes first and aesthetics comes second. Besides, now that brifters are installed doesn't look that bad :)
You should feel very comfortable on an Eddy Merckx MX Leader, they were designed for the long haul, Century geometry and those fat MX tubes will make you almost fall asleep in the saddle.
Yes, already dropped it a bit, but not too much as I'm no racer or athlete... For me, comfort on the bike comes first and aesthetics comes second. Besides, now that brifters are installed doesn't look that bad :)