Here's my problem. My fiance has a really beeeoyoootiful 1990 Schwinn Traveler. Her grandfather gave it to her so it has very sentimental meaning.

She broke her elbow about a year and a half ago and can't comfortably use drop bars. She's not comfortable in the drops, on the hoods, or on the flats. Puts too much direct pressure on the elbow. She can, however, ride her cruiser bike with the big wide handlebars because there is so little pressure on the elbow.

I want to get her some handlebars to convert the traveler so that she can ride it again. It would mean a lot to her. I also would want to set it up with bar-end shifters since I think she's be uncomfortable reaching down to the DT shifters.
I've been looking at North Roads bars, as I feel like that position would be ok for her. Problem is that it seems that most of the north road bars are too narrow in diameter to accommodate bar-cons.

So i need to find a handlebar similar to north road, that I can use with something like an Ergon grip, and bar-end shifters. If I can't use the Ergons, I'll be happy to use something else.

I have also thought of using Paul Thumbies. Nice idea, but I don't have the $60 to blow on them. I can get the bar-end shifter pods from Riv for $35, and use the existing DT shift levers. So it's a much cheaper option.

Any ideas?