Originally Posted by
jessesv
If you have to deal with city traffic, drops are definitely not ideal. Bullhorns are a little better for that because you can get pretty comfortable without dropping your head too far down. An upright position is always better when dealing with intersections, red lights and aggressive city drivers.
The only difference between horns and drops+hoods is one less hand position, so they aren't really advantageous over drops in any significant way. You don't have to ride in the drops while in the city and IMO, traffic is manageable with drops, even more manageable with a pair of hoods (and even better yet drops + hoods + cross levers!)....my point was that if you never get beyond dense urban areas, there is no advantage in switching to drops from whatever the OP is currently using.