Originally Posted by
rebel1916
All drops have the option to hold onto the top bar, as well as offering several other positions and a built in way to fight the wind. So I would tend to respectfully disagree with that part of your advice.
It depends a bit on the type of brake lever. If the bike has newer brakes, generally there is a nub that let's you operate the brakes while your hands are up top. On a lot of older bikes with drops, or cheaper ones, the brakes don't have the nub, making it hard to operate them from up top. Its always nice to be able to operate your brakes while commuting
The other reason I brought it up was because the feasibility of someone making that transition varies with how long their commute is. Drops take a bit of getting used to, especially when it comes to comfort. Commuting 5 miles or even 10? Probably won't be a big shift, as long as they are newer drops with the nubs. 15 or 20 miles? Coming from a mountain bike, with a more upright position and wider hand spacing, you're going to feel that.
Hope that clarifies things a bit, especially since its not 2AM this time!