Yeah, I thought the grips were the problem too, but it was a combination of grip and fat gel glove that was the problem. Since traction trumps excess padding I'm happy- a hand that slides around fatigues more quickly, so they tell us we need gel when it goes numb. Those fat gloves then slide more...
Go to the jobbers who sell out of Ebay and look for some Bobke's Prayer Stix, slender grips from the mid 90's when there was more stuff around. I've seen them floating around. I think they were a Pedros product with Bob Roll promoting them. You should like them. I had them on a previous bike, they're really narrow.
All the women I know need to chop down flat or riser bars with a pipe cutter, I like an inch off each end. (it's a plumbers tool, but any decent LBS has one) I thought Wylder had gone under- so the old tricks are still good to know, and cheaper. You can cut down most stock bars, just measure to make sure the stuff will all fit in the right part first. If these bars have tapered ends don't they come with grips that will fit them? Makes no sense, unless they're intended to be taped. A couple of layers of neoprene handlebar tape should do it, especially if you have all that fat gel in your hands.
Any good LBS should be checking to see if you need narrower bars when you buy, ladies, and a lot of stock bars can be chopped in about five minutes. You don't need to buy extra fancy stuff. Unless it's anodized periwinkle and you HAVE to have it LOL. Yes,I had those bars and loved them! Bike Jewelry.

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