Originally Posted by
Iride01
You did think about what those quoted below said didn't you? On a drop bar, particularly with STI's, your hands are going to be further forward on the bike than what they are with a flat bar. You can put a shorter stem on it. But that isn't going to fix all. You might find yourself staying on the horizontal part of the drop most of the time and not using the hoods or drops often enough to get any advantage from those multiple hand positions you want.
I don't know about your bike, but there are differences in tube lengths and geometry of hybrids designed for a flat bar and road bikes designed with a drop bar.
I have thought about this for the past few riding seasons. This flat bar is really too close, and should really have a longer stem. I'm 6'4" with long arms and torso, and I think I could use a little more room up front. I think with a shorter stem, I could get the hoods a little farther forward than my current bar ends, without being too far out there. The flats might be a little tight, but I'd be ok with that. 100% of my riding is on open crushed stone trails, and to ride for longer periods of time I need a different bar situation. And again, if this all ends up sucking, I could always change it all back.