grip shift?

[missliz]

Narrow is relative, and since I've never seen your bike or used Wylder bars I have no frame of reference. A good mechanic who rides should listen to what you want and be able to tell you what your options are. I can tell you that properly set up, your wrists should be straight and relaxed, thumb and forefinger go around the twisty part to shift as you work the terrain, next two fingers on the brake levers and they should be adjusted so you can reach them easily. the pinky can brake or float, as the levers fit your hand. Your whole hand and wrist should be relaxed. I kept my grips with the new shifters, which are Attack model, recent year but don't know which. The actual rubber ring part that you turn to shift has a groove your fingers sit in, with rubber fins every inch or so for positive grip when it gets wet and grubby out there. Thes fins are what I had to shave back, not completely but I took about half off and now they fit my hand better while still doing the job. And if your mechanic hasn't got you set up for two finger braking, you need somebody who knows what he's doing.
A good mechanic/ salesperson knows all the equipment and should understand which stuff you need if you tell him/her what you want out of it. Those twister rings are replaceable for about ten bucks and if you butcher one modifying it, no biggie. Just ride it as is first, see if it needs tweaking, they're designed for mens hands, then go from there.
Athletes from all sports go after equipment with razorblades and power tools. Those Tour De France riders, they work over shoes in machine shops to correct for knee tracking problems. When I fenced every part of a weapon got a visit fron a grinder or a hacksaw to shorten the grips and then got bent around to train the steel and put a cant on it. Modifying parts isn't that big a deal.
Sram is sweet, and it takes business away from the Shimano monopoly (good thing) and if the shifters are big for your hands after you put some miles on It's easily fixed. Go for it. I replaced a lot of XT and asst. oddball stuff on a Zaskar with the Sachs nine speed drivetrain. It's like butter. If you need to change any brake stuff go with Avid.

missliz