Originally Posted by
tjspiel
No they don't have to be heavy and clunky but by the time you've made all the changes you've listed you're a set of drop bars away from having a very expensive road bike with bad shifters and weird brakes.
"bad" shifters? eh? brakes that work all in all conditions are "weird"? well, it's yer opinion, so okay...
just sayin, my main point here is that I am one of many who have been pleasantly surprised that a MTB with a few changes can work very well on the road, and have much more forgiving ride & better stopping power than a road bike. it just depends what you need. I wouldn't use it if it didn't work.