So I know this may be the wrong thread to ask about my 08 commuter, but it is about older style things so maybe it is okay.

On my hybrid style commuter I have replaced the original flat bars with drops and I want to clear my dashboard. I can not mount stem or down/top tube shifters because of the compatibility, so it leads me to either bar end or brifters, and brifters don't work with v brakes. So bar ends it is.

So I was wondering how hard it is to use bar ends? I have used stem shifters and don't mind shifting them, except when I am standing.

On a side note on my 73 continental when I am peddling along sometimes the bike will shift itself...or maybe my knee is hitting the stem shifters, but i don't think so...what to do about this problem?