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Point 1: Drop bars are a fucking meme peddled by marketers to dumb Youtubers and dumb road cycling converts. Both mountain bikers and bikepackers prefer some sort of flat bar or comfort bar.
Point 2: Just a drop bar doesn't turn your hardtail into a gravel bike, it'll still weigh virtually the same and have much of the same geometry and ride characteristics as before.
If you want a hack gravel bike, get a rigid 90s MTB with a decent groupset and put Surly's new Corner Bar on it.
