I've seen one road bike around town with the handlebars reversed, so that the bars curve up and over instead of down and under. Not sure how it would feel, but there's at least one person trying it. :-) Definitely more upright...


I've had the same issue, and have switched over to using my hybrid more (including for a 3000km ride down the west coast a few years back). It's slower of course, but very comfortable. In some ways it's more pleasurable - you spend more time looking at the scenery and less at the asphalt.


In the end I've decided that it's the riding that's most important, not the bike. :-)