>>1687513What about something like this, I wouldn't make it any longer than the orange line since it could hurt dropping onto it, also shiftspace longer than the green line - otherwise you either drop too much or it get in the way of your legs.
If you have access to a workshop you could attempt something like
>pic relatedThe black thing is a setscrew or something. You could solder or weld the two tubes to the shifter and basically get rid of it.