Originally Posted by
Kelvtoon
Thank you for your response, it's a very frustrating design that has been applied to these bikes.
Yes it is frustrating and makes you a slave to their stuff unless you swap out the bars. I have thought about changing the bars as well but bars are like seats you can end up trying many different ones and spend a lot of cash before finding what works for you. I just ordered the kit I posted above and will try some bar ends before going to the more expensive hassle of bar trial end error.
Not thinking of going for a shorter stem I believe it would shorten the reach to the bars which I don't want