I converted one of my bikes from drops to flat bars (actually bars have a slight rise in them) last year ended up riding it 100% of the time last year. Loved the fit and riding position. As others have already mentioned, I also installed bar ends to provide another hand position option. Also, make sure you cut the bars to the correct length to give you good hand placements; I find many flat bars to be too long for use on a road/all-around/touring bike.