Originally Posted by gulfcoast
The one thing I am concerned about is the top tube length of the Coda Sport. The top tube is longer than standard roadbike geometry. Adding drops would possibly stretch me out a bit too much. The bike is my size (21.5), and it fits me quite well.
You're going to have to swap out the stem anyway (I think), because road drops are 26mm vs flat bar 25.4mm. So, at the same time, maybe get a shorter stem. That will put you in the hoods at about the same reach as if you had straight bar ends. If you buy the stuff from an LBS, they will likely let you experiment with different stem lengths before you settle on one. Most shops have boxes of swapped ones.
Frankly, it's going to cost you probably $300 to do it. That's probably half of what it will cost you to buy an entire used road bike with at least 105 components on it. It'll be lighter too. And then you'll have 2 bikes. Variety is nice.