Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
[I]As far as the OP goes...if I want to cruise at 30 kmh I can take my drop bar'd hybrid which could be a little faster of it wasn't geared for touring,towing, and off roading and if I want to cruise along at 35 kmhplus and work on higher speeds, I take my road bike which is a full 9 pounds lighter, runs on super fast tyres, and is set up for high speed riding as it is a bike of singular purpose.
Now a drop bar conversion changes the equation doesn't it? Rather than doing that on the Trek I'd probably just assume buy something used to create a higher quality touring-like bike...no hypothetical upgrade demons...away with you!!!