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@Harry.Major
The problem with pursuit bars for round town comes not because they make you too low, its because they negate the manoeuvrability benefits of the steep angled front end and 650c wheel (which collectively frequently negates problems of overlap). The main issue I've found with pursuit bars (based on a good few thousand miles on them - and using them now) is they are impossible to make sharp turns whilst in the pursuit bit of the bar, so you end up riding on the top / flat bit much of the time, which invariably slopes the wrong way for any degree of comfort or real sense of control. Conversely the riser bar, particularly with a decent backwards sweep, becomes very comfy as you are frequently falling on to the bar from a greater height and a steeper angle than you would on another bike (lo-pros normally being lower at the front and shorter in the TT (effective TT that is) than 'normal' bikes - their advantages IMHO)
Whilst many jump to the conclusion that pursuit bars are better for a lo-pro, it seems that most of the time this decision is based on aesthetics rather than performance (contrary to projected persona of those who make the arguments), and often by people who've never ridden a lo-pro. I think what many on this here forum seem to forget at times is that bikes designed for riding around London are by definition neither track bikes nor TT nor road bikes, and not MTBs. Other things come in to play, like being able to steer and see easily being two that don't need to be applied to TT bikes for example, or like being able to survive impacts with potholes, which road or track bikes don't need to do.
Riser bars may be criticised for being "hipster" material, but people use them for a reason, and its not aesthetic in its entirety.