Are the Bell Laps much different from those Nittos? I went with the Nitto Randonneurs over the Salsas for a bike I no longer have- in the end, just because the Nittos came in silver and the Salsas didn`t. I missed having a nice wide top section, but liked them overall.
Remember that Origin 8 Gary bars are very similar to Midges and much cheaper. There`s more info on setting up these bars (for mountain biking) here:
http://www.mtbtires.com/features/bik..._dropbars.html or on a blog called G-ted by googling "dirt drop bars". They pretty much say what`s already been mentioned here, but somebody might find a few useful tidbits there.