Well, I wish my bike had braze on's for downtube shifters... then, I could use a drop bar and not worry about bar end shifters.
But, alas, the bike has cable stops; so I either use a drop bar with bar ends (don't really like them), or use my current mtn bike bar setup with mtb shifter pods. I suppose I could get some bar ends and then I'd have some extra hand positions... or maybe get a trekking bar.

Thanks all, for your input!