Schwinn used the "butterfly" bars for a while on hybrids, back in the '90s. Drawbacks include a tendency for them to rotate in the stem clamp if you hit a really hard bump, and weird steering qualities in my opinion (because your hands are way back near the actual rotational axis of the stem).


a butterfly/trekking bar from the in-the-saddle perspective


What's your budget for a bike? You might want to visit an REI store and test-ride a Randonee, which is their touring bike. link to its web page. I looked at the specs and I think they did a better-than-average job of avoiding the usual corner-cutting pitfalls, such as non-genuine-Shimano hubs or bottom bracket. I doubt they used genuine Wheelsmith or DT spokes, but you can always have the rear wheel rebuilt after a couple years to overcome that. Note that it has an adjustable-angle stem, so you could have the bars quite high and easily adjust the position to experiment on how you prefer it.

Also, if you haven't ridden modern road bikes, many people ride with their hands up on top of the brake/shifters ("brifters") since all the controls are right there. You can grab onto the dropped sections if you want to, but you don't have to be down there routinely if you prefer to be higher.