Originally Posted by
e0richt
Have you thought about using the drop handlebars and raising them up to make them more comfortable?
also you might need a wider drop handlebar due to your statement about riding the corners makes your hands turn in...
I know of one guy that said that he raises the handlbars so that the drops are at the same height as the seat... the only problem with that is you might have to spend some money for cables because they are unlikely to be long enough for you to do that... (I have thought about doing that myself actually but I guess laziness has kicked in and I don't find my current setup uncomfortable...)
Well, he's building up the bike so he has some flexibility, cables presumably aren't an issue yet (?). One possible temporary option is to get a multi-position integrated headset like comes on some lower end road bikes (like, say, mine). I really liked it when I first started riding because I didn't know what the hell I was doing, so it was easy to move it around until I learned what worked for me. I put it up until the bars are a little lower than the seat, and about even for longer rides.
I think you can buy these things, but if you have a good relationship with a LBS ask them if they have any left over, because a lot of people get them replaced immediately when they get a new bike.
Drop bars are just a type of bar, there's no innate reason they need to be higher or lower than another kind.