Today I thought I'd visit one of the LBS just to browse the road bikes(Giant and Specialized). The gal there was pushing flar bar road bikes over drop bars. Of course her favorite(she has a Giant FCR 1W with bar ends). I think I like these bikes. I like the prices, all the benefits of a road bike except the drop bars. She wanted me to take them for a ride. I didn't, I knew if I did it'd be a 'done deal'.