Hm, didn't realize riding a bike with a single speed was so prestigous. Seems a little excessive to spend $300 on a bike that I'm going to be using for simple commuting and exercise when I don't even know if I'll enjoy it. But hey, if I would have known I needed to buy a $400 bike to get help from strangers on the internet I guess I would have never created this post.

Thanks DevinL, that's what I was leaning towards, although I have no idea how much bars cost, I was thinking the drop bars, but are they pretty universal in size and fit?