That does look pretty good, I didn't know the new shifters were separate from the brakes. I can see where that could make a difference. Did you put the break levers on before the shifters or after the shifters, I guess it would have to be before or it just wouldn't work. The bar up front isn't aways an option, I just put Butterfly bars on my riding partners bike and it wasn't an option because the brake levers were so big. Here is a picture of the entire bike