I was going to sell my Giant Cypress and buy a touring bike when I had an opportunity to get just drop bars instead. The way I'm set up for touring, the bars are about the same height as the saddle. As others have said I use the top for just crusing along with lots of options like grabbing near the top of the brakes, holding the outsides with my palm and others. I use the drops for headwinds and that is about it. 100 km runs used to get my hands tingling. Now it's no problem because I have all the options.