Most of your weight should be supported by your feet, some of it by your butt and only a relatively small amount with your arms/hands.

I did consider bars like what you described, but I went with what has been working for me on the other two bikes. There are plenty of ways to set up drop bar levers such that they are awkward to use, and reach can be an issue. The shifters could remain in their original location since they are less important than the brakes (if you can't reach your brakes you can crash, if you can't reach your shifters it might be inconvenient). I feel there must be something wrong with it, otherwise I would have seen plenty of bikes like this already. They won't add all that much weight, and are a practical solution to a real problem if your wrists happen to prefer swept bars.I'd need longer cables too, and maybe a wider seat in case the increased weight on it makes it uncomfortable, but it's still cheaper and I end up with a better bike than in option 1. I can't ride drops -- my neck don't bend that way no more -- and straight bars pound the hell out of my wrists. Never needed to change to different hand positions to be comfortable while riding, these handlebars were comfortable from the get-go.

For most utility bike usage, the most convenient handlebar shapes are the "North Road" shape as used on traditional British bikes, or the "parallel" shape also used in the Netherlands. Aesthetic - The Dutch style is one of the biggest draws to this style of bicycle, so it’s well worth getting a frame that you’re excited about. You might get some mileage out of moving the saddle forwards on its rails, but that will also change your position with respect to the pedals. I have the feeling, that with a curved handlebar my hands are in a much more natural position and I surly don't have to "look up" as I do on my tour bike.Swept back - comfort designed - dutch style handlebars, in heavy duty, aircraft grade, semi matt finished alloy. No matter what modern adaptations you need to your traditional urban bike, wehave a Dutch-inspired ride for you.

I used to have a dutch-style bike and I found it much more comfortable than my current one, even though it was way too small for me.

Fitting different handlebars won't make any real difference, because you already find it hard to reach the flat part of the bars you have, and those will always be the closest part. When riding my touring bike I very often find myself sitting as upright as I can while still holding the handlebar with the tips of my fingers, and I think, "only if this handlebar would curve towards me.