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I took the effort of sharing my hand positions, not an experienced roadie but ive enjoyed using drop bars on my fixed bike and these are the positions I tend to use. my bars are the same width as my hips by the way.
Large Majority of 'active' riding, kind of like a steering wheel.
Tend to switch to holding bars near to stem when I get longer uninterrepted flat stretches where steering is not required.
When requiring a burst of speed from riding pos.1 to get up a shallow gradient I tend to move my hand further up the bars. If I need to do a quick sprint I stand up, rock the bike side, pumping bmx stylee whilst holding bars near the top-front.
When trying to get up very long very steep hills I use the lower part of the bend in the drop, I stand up, lean foward but keep the bike still trying to pedal consistently.
On long rides, when im in 'the zone' not really worrying about steering. Just rest my hands on the tops.
[forgot to take a pic] On the rare ocassions when someone asks for a 'race to the lights' I use the bottom flat parts of the drops, stay seated, try to max the rpm! Thats the only time I use the actual drops whilst seated.