Originally Posted by
bikeguyinvenice
Well yeah, the pro riders are way more bent over their bars than any bike I have ever ridden. I don't have the time to train like a pro, and I'm to old to be a pro anyway. I like road bars because they seem to offer better hand positions than flat bars. So that would be another reason to buy a road bike. Sure I could probably do a drop bar conversion to my current Trek, but that's probably another couple hundred dollars in parts, and it would still just be one bike. So it might be time for another bike.
for most people
drop bars are far superior in almost every application
because of the multiple hand positions
and the primary hand position
which is usually on the brake hoods
is far more natural than a straight bar
imho
however
my previous post was not meant to say
that road bikes and road bars
are not better in some ways
but that how much better they are
depends on the individual rider
and if you already had a pretty good position on the trek
switching bikes will not automatically make you faster
my only concern with the bd bike
is the likely inability to fit tires wider than 25mm
as is common on almost all of todays road bikes
which derastically limits the bikes usefullness
if you ever want to ride anywhere other than smooth roads and paved trails
bd has a number of other bikes
like
this one
and
this one
and
this one
and probably others
that are in your price range
and have room for wider tires
and will still ride like a road bike