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If you prefer integrated shifters, then that's probably what you should get.
I, personally, do not prefer them for long rides. My hands get tired, or should I say stiff, and the small one or two finger motions require for integrated shifters send a tingly painful sensation through my lower arm. It's probably CTS; if you don't have this problem, this doesn't apply to you. Anyway, I don't have that with bar end shifters. I do like integrated shifters for fast rides, up to 100 km or something.
It may look a little funny, but you or your bike shop should be able to put the rear shifter on the left end of the handlebar no problem.
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