Just joined this forum and hoping you can give me some advice. I have an 8-10 yr old Jamis Coda Comp, a decent "flat bar road bike," they call it. I love the bike but my hands kill me on anything more than a 10-15 mile ride. I know this isn't necessarily a bike meant for very long distances, but I do 30-40 miles at times, and just want more comfortable options for my hands. I'm thinking about bullhorn bars to give me more grip options. I do some city riding, but mostly in the suburbs/open roads. I don't want drop downs, and I'm thinking I can keep basically the same setup for shifters and brakes as I have now with the bullhorn, so would be an easy switch.

Can anyone offer thoughts? Does this make sense? And what I would need to consider if I want to keep it simple (not move the brake levers to the ends, etc.)? Thanks very much.