I've been the clipless route, didn't care for it at all, I prefer the toe clips and straps.
Yeah, I've been all over looking for interesting ways to mount twist shifters on drop bars... my other ride in Mass has the shifter on a Minoura Spacebar coming off the flat, worked well.
Gonna work on adjusting the P5 again tonight, see if I can get it working a little more smoothly.
Other than that still contemplating albatross bars (as all I'd have to do is get the bars, keep stem and cockpit controls)... the other thought then is whether they would then necessitate the use of a B.66 or similar saddle... since the Conquest was free, I could cope with it, but I'd certainly try to alabtrosses with the Conquest first... as I wouldn't run the albas over saddle height. All-in-all, its a fun bike, might be a nice cafe-cruiser all the same.