Originally Posted by
PeteHski
One of my road bikes has a separate alloy bar and stem. The other has a carbon integrated bar/stem. While the latter is considerably more expensive (not because it is integrated, but because of the completely different materials and manufacture) it is significantly more comfortable to use. I feel a lot more road buzz from the alloy bars, even with thicker cushioned tape. It’s a bigger difference than I expected.
...try wider tyres. That's what I do here. It goes without saying, that the one thing most flexible between your hands and the road are your tyres.