Monsterpile, thanks for the suggestion on the thumbshifters! Do you have any pics of that setup? I'd be curious to see how it worked out.

If it doesn't turn out to be ergonomically friendly, I might save up for the bar-end shifters like you suggest or the Kelly Take-Offs, I think either would work great and help my left hand out a little. Maybe I could try thicker gloves and see if it helps, because otherwise I like the stems just fine.
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