The problem might be that the bars are chopped down. I had very narrow riser bars for a while and hated them, in part because I couldn't skid as well as my bullhorns or drops. I went back to drops. Then about a month ago I put some wide riser bars on again with the intention of cutting them down. I rode them before I had a chance to cut them and I loved them. I have to lean a little more, but I feel comfortable doing it, because the width of the bars gives me such a wide stable base. Also, I don't work as a messenger cutting through cars anymore, so the wider bars aren't problematic now.