I've also got a Quick and agree that the handlebar leaves a lot to be desired. Particularly obnoxious is the lack of hand positions. I did what another responder suggested and put on bar ends. This was a minor improvement, but I still don't really like. I don't really think there is an answer. Time will make the set up more palatable. I live with mine, but I only use the bike for relatively short errand runs.

One other thing I did was flipped the stem, which seemed to help a bit.