u/ioiplaytations2

wrong title, it should be "adding drop bar attachment" like these

So I got a bike for free on Facebook market. It is a schwinn trailway hybrid. It was missing tires, a seat, front brakes, fork headset, and one of the shifters was not working properly. It's fine, I can fix the majority of the problems myself. I just needed help with the shifters and brakes because I wanted to try something with the handles. I wanted to attach drop bars to the handle, add road brakes and inline brakes, and wrap it up with handlebar tape. Why? Because I think it would look cool unique and I want more hand positions. I was going to get new brakes and shifters anyway, so might as well try something Ive always wanted to try...

Well anyway, I brought the bike to 2 different bike shops to get their opinion and they both thought my idea was weird and too much trouble for what I wanted. "Just buy a road bike" they said. Yes I know I would have to install a converter for the v brakes to accept the short brake mechanism of road brakes... But theoretically it should work right? Is this really a stupid idea and not worth the trouble?

TLDR: Is it worth changing front suspension to a rigid fork? Converting an old mountain bike / hybrid bike into a daily commuting bike.

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Just want to say I stopped owning a bike for over 10 years and want to get back into cycling. I am overweight, so comfort is more important to me for now.

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I wanted to build a bike up to my liking and the purpose is for basic commuting, going around the neighborhood, biking at the park/simple trails with my kids, doing quick errands that I don't need to use a car for.

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I found a free bike from FB marketplace (schwinn trailway) that needed new tires and a seat. I was going to get new tires, seat, pedals, and a more relaxed handlebar anyway. I figured this would be the perfect frame to start with.

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The front suspension was rusty, obviously, it was a free bike. But I can always clean it up and lube it up. But then I thought, do I really need suspensions if I'm not going to use this bike for mountain bike trails? Wouldn't a rigid fork make more sense if I'm just commuting on the road or park? Does it even make a big enough difference for a rider who's overweight and isn't trying to be speedy gonzalez? Should I keep the front suspensions or change it out for a rigid fork?