Well I went and chopped-off 2 inches off each end of my handlebars today - pretty drastic!
Feel much cosier than before with less inward bend on the wrists. Didn't get to ride though with the new setup. Will report back tomorrow hopefully having done so & post comparison before and after pics. That's if this flipping rain stops!
Ps - found this excellent PDF re: bike ergonomics. Lots of advertising at the end but ignoring that it's very informative:
http://www.humpert.com/en_media/bike...glish_2013.pdf