[QUOTE=Clem von Jones;19908438]You probably won't believe me because of your inexperience with drop bars but because you're 6' 3" you really require HUGE amounts of saddle to bar drop to be comfortable on a road bike. It's counterintuitive and you won't believe it until you see and experience it yourself, but you need around 17 or 19 cm of bar drop. Having a low bar takes weight off your arms. I know you, like myself many other have done, will do everything except this first because you can't and won't believe it. It's the truth though.
I will try anything and will take your suggestion to rent a road bike with a large drop and see how I feel after some climbing. Thx!