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Bikes: 1984 Miyata 310, 1986 Schwinn Sierra, 1987 Ross Mt. Hood, 1988 Schwinn LeTour, 1988 Trek 400T, 1981 Fuji S12-1977 Univega Grand Rally, S LTD, 1973 Sears Free Spirit 531, 197? FW Evans
My daughter had a similar accident at college that resulted in a concussion. If you are replacing the drop handlebars with the upright ones, you could easily reduce the shifting dilemma by replacing the stem mounted levers with thumb shifters. Then you could shift without taking your hands off the grips.