Originally Posted by
X-LinkedRider
LOL... In my case, the Giant came with a flat bar. I thought having a hybrid was the greatest thing as I used it for commuting, touring, recreational, and could somewhat keep up with some of the roadies. Then when I started playing around with some drop bars, I remember how much fun they were. Now, the bike is drop bar converted, but it served amazingly well as a flatbar (w/ extenders) road bike for much of the usual stuff.
I understand. For a long time my only ride was a Cannondale F500 MTB - I rode that thing forever with smooth 1.5" tires, and a flat bar with the "antler ends". Never had a problem.
Now that I know better though, I prefer drops on my "ride everywhere" bikes, if only to fight headwinds.
All that being said, on my drop-bar motobecane, its not unusual for me to cruise along @ 20mph.