You're welcome, and you're right about the mirror. I tried a helmet mirror but could never get used to it. I've had good luck with both the detachable Zéfal Spy which I found at my LBS, and the more permanent Busch & Müller Cycle Star 901/1 which I ordered from Peter White Cycles. I've also heard good things about the Rivendell German Mirror. I found the best, least obtrusive spot to mount the mirror is on the bottom left corner of the bars:



BTW here's a pic (not mine) of a bike with the controls mounted more outboard:



It leaves about an inch of unused bar on the innermost ends, but you might be able to use that space to mount a bell, etc. The advantage of mounting your controls this way is that it becomes easier to route your cables since their adjustment barrels are not pressed up against the stem (as you can see is the case with my first pic two posts back). You can't use grips this way, but since you're not taping up drop bars there is extra tape to make a cushy feel, providing you don't tape all the way to the stem.