Originally Posted by
jimmie65
I've thought about this. I've got swept-back bars on my Escape right now; might transfer those over to the Revel I just picked up and get some drops for the Escape. Salsa makes a couple of bars that would work, though they're a little more than I want to spend. But I think Origin8 has some MTB-compatible dropbars with a little bit of sweep to them.
Don't get hung up on 'compatible', the stem is easy to swap for a road one. Bike shops usually have bins of used ones as they are a fit item. Front derailleur may have to be changed to a road one to be compatible depending on the shifter used, but Shimano rear derailleur pull is the same.