So, the drop bars hurt my back. I don't give two FUCKS about speed. I wanna be comfortable and take my time, and part of that is being upright on me bike.

I went to a shop today and guy was like, i cant swap you to flat bars, because it'd be 200-300, and i gotta get different brakes if i do that, and at that point you should just return it. Well the rei return period has ended cause i cheaped out and didnt get the membership. Unlucky.

so now i am stuck with these shit drop bars. bought a 40 dollar stem riser, dont really feel a difference. anything i can do bros or am i fucked? this was supposed to be my long haul live-in bike, not my fuck my back up lycramaxxing GCN race bike.

its a gravel bike for fucks sake why did they even put drops on it anyway