I usually grab those bars at the forward-most section of the bend. Which is about as far as the tape goes. For climbing and sprinting I'm on the ends.
When I'm casually loafing along with my hands on the top I actually kinda like the feel of bare chrome on my hands.
Does anyone know if the long grips would go almost as high as the tape in that picture? in other words just below where I have the brake lever.