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.
I don't know of anyone who has converted a drop-bar bike to a flat bar and regretted doing that because the bike became less comfortable - in fact, I don't know of anyone who's done that conversion at all. But I do know a LOT of riders who started with flat-bar bikes and moved to drop-bar bikes because the flat bar became uncomfortable on longer rides.
But then there are some who can ride a double century on a flat bar bike with no problems.