I'm starting to consider swapping out the bars and stem on the Breezer, maybe putting on some drops.
At first I appreciated the "heads up" ride of the stock setup, but I'm starting to get annoyed that this type of posture puts you soundly on your butt. While the super cushy saddle and suspension seatpost help with bumps, I'm finding that I want to be a bit more "forward" on the bike, with less of my weight soundly on my rear. Its fine for my 3-4 mile trips to work, or to run to the stores, but anything longer than that just gets a bit uncomfortable. Don't get me wrong, for those 3-4 mile trips the bike has a very comfortable fit, a lot like riding a caddy (just wish it was a steel frame!). Since my only other "road" bike is our tandem, I'm hoping that this change-up will allow me to do some more comfortable longer distance riding around town on the Breezer (10-20 miles runs).
Is there anything about the Breezer's geometry that would make this type of conversion a bad idea? I don't know much about the minor differences in tube angles or lengths, so I don't know if lowering the bars with a new stem and putting on drops (or possibly moustache bars, bullhorns, ect) would do something horrible to the ride. I'd also probably switch out the saddle and suspension seatpost if I went this route. I think the major difference will come from lowering the stem angle and changing the hand positions to pull me off the saddle.
The only bike I've ridden with drop bars is our Burley Tamburello tandem. I really like the feel, but I would be open to any bars/stem combo that would give me desired results above.
I have a pic of the Breezer in another thread, if anyone is looking to see how it's currently setup.