Thanks. It is good to hear. I may order the 9 speed brifters from Microshift too. The Microshift 9 speed brifters are cheaper than buying bar end shifters + brake levers.

Edit: I don't think we've met, Andy. I live in Fairport and my regular shop is RVE. I'm not involved in competitive riding around here either, just commuting and recreation. I have done the Ride for Missing Children Century ride in Rochester a few times. The last time I did the century was 2 years ago. If you were there, I was one of 2 people (out of ~350 riders) on a recumbent. I took crap from carbon fiber bike riders repeatedly.