Originally Posted by shreksur

In response to the thought that loss of multiple hand positions available on the current drop bars would make the ride less comfortable, are there those out there who have made this conversion and found that that thought to be true? For myself, the drops are never used and the flats, because I'm pretty broad across the chest and shoulders, are too narrow. I don't feel in control when I'm on them so I'm basically on the hoods all the time.