And speaking of Soma bars, they have a couple other variations on this theme.
Soma Oxford Handlebar, which will bring the hand positions well back of where a flat bar would place them & has a 2" rise:
http://store.somafab.com/sooxha.html
Soma Noah's Arc bar, which is just that, an arc. This one has a lot of sweep, but no rise.
http://store.somafab.com/noahsarcbar.html
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