Originally Posted by
manicmike
I run my bar ends almost flat. Kind of the same position as riding ton the hoods on a drop bar.
I did too until, like the OP, I realized that what I really wanted was drop bars.
Doohickie:
You may want to run without bar tape, or with cheap bar tape until you figure out where you want the brake levers. Especially since you also replaced that riser quill stem with the threadless adaptor and stem. That's a lot of changes to adjust to. It's a little easier if you don't have to worry about ruining nice bar tape while you get everything dialed-in.