Originally Posted by
Lazyass
If you want to sit upright into a strong headwind and keep your hands in the same position for hours at a time on your "roadscape" then go ahead and get a littly flat bar hybird thingy.
If I wanted to do that, which I don't, because I have a life, I would put drop bars on. There is nothing special about the frame on a racer, get the saddle height right on any bike almost, the tires width right and all you have left is a few grams of extra material to push up hills.
I see you are another "if it isn't a racer it isn't a real bike" type. Well sorry to burst your bubble but what you believe has not come from personal rational thought, it has come from marketing hype and peer pressure. Ride what you want, don't be a slave to fashion.