Originally Posted by
frogbiscuit
That's an interesting thread. I may play with the stem first. After reading that I am thinking the stem length is too much.
As others have said, if the fit is correct, for you, you shouldn't have a lot of weight on your hands, That being said, flat bars can be worse. What kind of grips do you have? You can prevent the wrist from dropping, and alleviate wrist pain by getting grips with some support. Something like this:
https://bicyclewarehouse.com/collect...andlebar-grips