Originally Posted by oneeyedhobbit

I'll throw my hat in with everyone else claiming your bars look really deep. The bars that were stock on my bike were long from rear to front (to the point that I was stretching to ride on top of my brake hoods) and way too deep from top to drop to be practical. Recently I swapped them for FSA something or other compact road drops, and they're a million times better. Like a few other posters, I'd say that compact drops are probably worth looking at, but first I'd say ride the tops for a while and verify that really is the issue.