[QUOTE=mack_turtle;17232534]I have thought this through very carefully and there are many reason why brifters will not work on this bike:

I thought about getting some Gevenalle shifters but the cables on those stick up right in front of my headlight. they are probably great for cyclocross racing but not commuting at night for that reason.

Hey mack - not sure on your exact set up but we do use a top mount light like this one NiteRiderLumina 750 - NiteRider on one of our beer bikes and it works with the cables from our shifters no problem. Yes it can take a bit of set up to make sure you mount light in best location for it to work but it is not hard.

Cheese!

Goats