I started with flip'n/chops and while they seem comfortable, I ultimately ended up getting numb hands and I missed not having a more dropped position.

I switched to road drops and love em. If you ride without brake hoods, it takes awhile to get used to, but you get used to holding onto the bends. You can easily get some real cheap road drops on ebay.

Avoid track drops IMHO if you don't ride on the track...the drop position is too low and the flats and bends are akward on your wrists.