Originally Posted by
Barlisbre
I hate the drop bars. I never place my hands on the lower portion. I own three bikes and each one serves a purpose. One beach cruiser, one mountain and now a road bike. I simply don't like the drop bars, but I love the bike otherwise.
I think you might want to consider trading with someone who has a flat bar road bike and wants to switch to drop bars. Seriously.
Alternately, there are drop bars and there are drop bars. Before going to the expense of buying a new set of flat bar road shifters, brake levers, bar, and maybe stem, maybe consider a bar that would allow you to keep your existing brake levers and shifters, like a moustache bar or something similar. Pretty sure you could still use your brifters with these, otherwise, you could try bar end shifters. If I ever get tired of drop bars, I would try something like this.
Nitto RM-016 Moustache Handlebar in Tree Fort Bikes Mustache Bars (cat1425)