Originally Posted by
peterws
I got meself a road bike, smaller frame size, swapped the drops for straightish ones, fitted decent sized bar ends which would comfortably accept my drop bar brake/gear levers.
I now have a bike which is supremely comfortable up and down hills, and am able to operate the brakes instantly when needed.
That last facility has probably saved me from serious injury many times.
Not sure what the benefit of going with a flat bar here would be .... the tops of a properly placed drop bar could be in exactly the same space as the flat bar is now, And you would still have the drops and several hand positions on the curves of the drop bar ....
But if you like it and it seems to work for you... end of story.