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Retroshift are cool, but I'm not sure what about this application recommends them over a set of Sora STI levers, which can easily be had from Amazon or other sources for $135 including cable and housing. Short selling the old barcons for $50 shipped would probably get 'em gone on eBay in a day, plus another $25 for the brake levers makes net cost to throw on Sora STI roughly $70.
More than price, it's really a style issue, though for functionality in this app, I'd probably give a slight nod to the STI.