Its funny how this forum reads my mind sometimes. I've got track drops on my bike and they definitely get uncomfortable on longer rides. I find myself "out" of them a lot and just loosely hanging on near where my stem clamps onto them. I've been debating a set of risers for a while but I might just throw some hoods/levers on my current drops and see if I like that better. Seems like they would be a better trade-off for comfort/"aero" than risers.