So, as my previous post mentioned, I've been trying to transition to a road bike from a comfort bike. I went for a short ride today (3 miles, but the longest I've done on this bike so far) and my hands were killing me after a mile. The bars just seemed so "hard." I'm guessing that this is mainly due to the fact that I'm putting more weight on my hands than I was with the comfort bike's more upright position. It wasn't any sort of achy wrist pain or anything, just a feeling that the bars were too hard, if that makes sense. My bars are wrapped with cork tape and I did have some cycling gloves on. Do my bars need to be padded or something? Or will I get used to it as I ride more?

thanks!