I used a road bike with clip on aero bars and a forward seatpost for a couple of years before deciding to make the switch. If my road bike had actually fit, I probably wouldn't have given it another thought to keep that setup. I must say that I love having the shifters on the ends of the aerobars, now, but it also presents more of a challenge for shifting on steep hills. LOTS of folks start out/stay the way of the modified road bike.

~Angie