After reading the previous posts I decided to look into the width of my bars in respect to my shoulder width. I tried moving my hands inward in differing amounts. Found that I felt better with my hands about 3/4" from the ends. Removed my grips, used a tubing cutter and removed 3/4" from both sides, reinstalled grips and brought the brakes and shifter back to their place and went for a ride. Not life changing but definitely an improvement. Just my experience but thought I would pass it along. Also, being a retired plumber I had the perfect tool to cut the bar and knowledge on what to do after the cut and before the installation of the grips. Not crazy about changing the stock parts but in this case it was a good decision.
Frank.