With a lot of neck and back issues I was finding it literally a pain in the neck to ride my commuter bike with drop bars and brifters. Too much reaching and the bike fits me very well. I changed to Mtn. bike bars and Shimano rapid fire shifters yesterday with ergo grips and bar ends for changing hand positions. Rode it around town for a while yesterday and am very pleased with the results. A more upright position and less neck and shoulder issues.