There are some very good points here.........especially whether or not the fit will work if you changed from a geometry drop bar, to flat. That is my main concern !

I test rode this Kona Sutra LTD awhile ago and it's a great bike. But, there is no way that I could get used to the drop bars with the style and type of riding I do. Riding on top of the bars is strange because of the cabling that goes behind and under the tape. Riding on the "hood" might work, but I'd be doing that 80% of the time.

Coming from a flat bar and liking this bike and wanting flat bars seemed logical at the time.
Perhaps this is just a matter of getting the right size frame **********

Appreciate all the input.

My old geometry


Size: 56

Reach: 413
Stack: 599
HT Angle: 71
HT Length: 150
ST Angle: 73.5
ST Length: 510
CS Length: 440
BB Drop: 57
Wheelbase: 1083
Front Center: 649
Fork Length: 435
Fork Offset: 45
TT Length: 590
Standover: 810





The Sutra LTD


Size: 54cm 56cm 58cm

LENGTH: 540 560 580
TT LENGTH: 569 585 603
REACH: 386 390 395
STACK: 598 618 640
STANDOVER: 820 840 860
HT ANGLE: 71 71 71
HT LENGTH: 147 168 191
ST ANGLE: 73 72.5 72
CS LENGTH: 445 445 445
BB DROP: 72 72 72
BB HEIGHT: 293 293 293
WHEELBASE: 1059 1070 1083
FRONT CENTER: 624 635 648
FORK LENGTH: 415 415 415
FORK OFFSET: 50 50 50