Originally Posted by
Kilroy1988
.... Has anyone faced this crisis? ....
Yup, been there, done that. Converted my old Trek 720 to an upright style, with north road handlebar... thought I'd gone over to the dark side and perfectly happy to go there.
But alas I found I hated it. I've gone back to drop bars.
So... by all means, give it a try! No excuses are needed, if you like it. No excuses are needed if you don't.