I took my FXS6 out Saturday for a ride with my hardcore road riding buddy. He was shocked how well the FX6 kept up with his drop bar road bike! We did 40 miles total; 20 miles straight up Euclid Avenue to the base of Mt. Baldy. It's a good steady climb the whole way, with the last mile being quite steep. When we turned around to head back down, we quickly hit speeds of 40mph, and the FX6 felt rock solid. Nice to have the hydro brakes at those speeds.
I was contemplating switching my FX6 to a drop bar configuration, but after talking it over with the wrench at my LBS last week, I think I'll pass and just wait to get another drop bar gravel bike. The swap was going to run several hundred $$ due to the cost of the 105 shifter/levers. Just not worth it at that price. I prefer drop bars after putting a few hundred miles on my other bike (Giant TCX SLR2 Gravel Bike) and I've found the drops keep my right hand from going numb like it does on the flat bar.
