Alternatives would be something like Paul's thumbies to move parts of the bar end levers
to the top center of the bars, or Retroshift, where the same lever is relocated to he front of their brake lever ..


Couldn't stand those WTB dirt drops even the early ones
where Charlie Cunningham pried Cinelli 64's into that sort of shape..


my own bikes had Randonneur bend bars or now Nitto's wider Noodle 48's,
I Like the wider top, as I spend most of the time there , rarely, actually.. in the drops,

but the bar end shifter is still better IMO, my derailleur bikes all have them,

... none are indexed.