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If one had two sets of bars and shifters, could one use S&S-cable-coupler-type-things to switch between them on a whim? I'm thinking flat bar with MTB shifters and road-pull levers, and drop bars with STIs. Flat bars to go to the supermarket, drop bars for a 100 mile sportive. You could even have two stems, permanently clamped to the bars; it'd only take 5 mins to unscrew the cables, pop the stem out, tighten up the new stem, then screw the new cables on.
Why does no one seem to do this? Is the performance worse? Would it require constant adjustment? I've never used the couplers so I don't know how well they work.