Originally Posted by
chaadster
This notion that flat bar = upright and drop bar = aero has to stop; it's all about picking the right frame and doing the right setup.
Here's my flat bar commuter/ute. Great for hauling trailers, stoplight sprints, and 20 mile rides to parties carrying several bottles of Champagne (grower only, of course). Also great for quickly efficiently riding around town and to go to work:

Two things. One: I make you right about drop bars. Two: cool bike.