The new Triathlete issue (1/05) has a write up on Normann's Kuota and also a full page picture of him on it. The review states that the top tube is shorter than the average tri bike. It seems that this shortened top tube length contributes to what looks like a less agressive tt position than others. Also, the seat height / stem height vertical distance seems smaller than others. For example, the bikes Tom D has set up, Jan Ullrich's bike, B Andersson, etc seem to have a greater veritcal distance between seat / stem height and also seem to be more 'stretched out' - i.e. a longer top tube. These positions look more 'aggressive' to me. Obviously, Normann's position did not negatively impact his performance, but is this the ideal position? Can you make a generalization about things like this?

One of the reasons I ask is that I have a 56 Cervelo with a 90mm stem and my setup looks a lot more like Normann's bike than say, Tom's P3 SL setup on his web page.

Thanks!