Oh, haha, I didn't notice that Jiffer! I did ride on the hoods today, though they are just metal with no rubber covers. I had gloves on but it would be nice to get some covers.

No, I didn't get the bike at a LBS. I got it off of CL for $20 and then had a tune up at the LBS and some other fixes for around $68. I really wanted to get riding cheap. I think someone mentioned the bars should be about the same height if not a bit higher than your seat? Right now they are definitely lower than the seat. As I said earlier, I rode on the hood today and was able to brake lightly. It was pretty hard to depress the levers fully.