Originally Posted by banzai_f16
I disagree.
The posture on a RACING bike hurts everyone at first. A road bike can be set up sensibly with the handlebars level with the saddle, and without everything geometrically designed and geared towards sprinting and racing.
Fair enough. However I think that kind of negates the idea of "converting" a hybrid to road bike. Simply slapping on drop bars and skinny tires does not a road bike make.