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24-03.-2008, 05:28 AM
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Grip or lever shifters?
I can't decide whether to use grip shifters instead of lever shifters on my MTB. Guys in the group are split, any big advantage of one over the other?
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24-03.-2008, 06:39 AM
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Re: Grip or lever shifters?
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24-03.-2008, 07:54 AM
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Re: Grip or lever shifters?
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24-03.-2008, 10:34 AM
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Re: Grip or lever shifters?
Cool, just like the group, 50/50 so far.
 I think I'm leaning toward the grips, just to try 'em out. Thanks |
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24-03.-2008, 10:41 AM
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Re: Grip or lever shifters?
I didn't like grip shifters on the mtb - every so often, I'd get an accidental shift when I was pulling hard on the handlebars.
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24-03.-2008, 05:30 PM
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Re: Grip or lever shifters?
One big downside with gripshift, you need to either cut down or get special bar grips- also you can't replace the rubber grips on the twist shifters.
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25-03.-2008, 07:16 AM
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Re: Grip or lever shifters?
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25-03.-2008, 08:49 AM
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Re: Grip or lever shifters?
FWIW. I prefer grip shifts because you can shift more than one cog at a time AND "muscle" a downshift, if necessary.
I only have the "half-pipe" type, so the issues of accidental shifting OR fitting grips has not been a factor. |
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25-03.-2008, 08:58 AM
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Re: Grip or lever shifters?
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I have LX shifters (new type) they work similar to road bike shifters. The brake lever is the shifting lever, move it up or down for shifting. I like them and prefer them. I don't like grip shifts. I've rode bikes with them for a while and didn't like them. A friend who had them said that with sweaty or muddy hands they sometimes sliped, the other type require less effort. |
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28-03.-2008, 02:10 AM
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How much do a pair of shifters like that cost? Who produces them? |
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28-03.-2008, 02:49 AM
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Re: Grip or lever shifters?
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I have no idea about the price (I have had them for a while, maybe 2 or more years). They are Shimano LX shifters. You can upsift up to three gears with one stroke of the brake lever (similar to road bike shifters only that this one is only one lever) and downshift one by one with each stroke of the brake lever but moving it the other direction. They are similar or the same as these> http://www.beyondbikes.com/bb/ItemDesc.asp?IC=QLD5804 |
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29-03.-2008, 12:15 AM
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Re: Grip or lever shifters?
Thanks
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29-03.-2008, 01:10 AM
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Re: Grip or lever shifters?
I don't ride a mountain bike, but I do ride a comfort bike with grip shifters, and they work fine. I have also wanted to try other shifters, so I do have a set of Rapid Fire shifters I haven't mounted yet that I am waiting to try.
Now I need to add the LX shifters to my list of shifters to try... although I am a cheapskate, and will probably not buy a set, I would like to try a pair out if they were available on a bike I was interested in buying.
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29-03.-2008, 04:04 AM
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Re: Grip or lever shifters?
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These shifters work very well, the only issue I've had is when going in rough terrain where the bike vibrates a lot I've hit the shift lever (brake lever) and have shifted without being aware of it. Just a little care and they are fine. They are available also in XT, I don't know if Deore and XTR have the same system. |
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29-03.-2008, 04:39 AM
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Re: Grip or lever shifters?
I started with cheapo triggers...then about five years ago went to grip shift. Just this week I put SRAM Attack triggers back on. Wow. I liked the gripshift because it was something new when I put it on. Now I REALLY know which I like. (no, it's not just because they're the new ones now). You get alot better grip on the bars with triggers. I found myself only really gripping with my outer two fingers, reserving the other two for shifting and braking. But hey, just my opinion.
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