I ride a hybrid that leans heavily toward the road bike side (seems like a road bike with flat bars).

I have been riding with my seat very far forward so I could comfortably reach the handlebars, but after some riding and research, it seems that is a bad solution...and I think I can feel that position fatiguing my legs. I also still have lots of weight on my hands, so that to sit up and ride with no hands, I have to actually push off the handle-bars, and it causes hand fatigue after only 5 miles.


So I moved my seat back, and I believe I've got my seat where it needs to be, but I feel like I'm reaching way to far and possibly too far down down for the handlebars. It's hard to see i this pic, but the handlebars are definitely below the seat, which may work better for a road bike than a hybrid. Should I try a shorter, perhaps slightly raised stem first, or a stem riser, or both?

I'm thinking of going from a 110mm stem to something like a 60mm, or even 40. I feel like I need something significanty closer.

Any advice? Heres the pic: