Making stem shifters safer, any hints?

[xxamr_corpxx]

Is there a cheap way of making the stem shifters on my Raleigh Pursuit less "pointy" and safer without spending too much?

I've thought about slicing the shifting levers in half to reduce the length and then reinstalling them - any potential problems with this?

 

[capwater]

Is there a cheap way of making the stem shifters on my Raleigh Pursuit less "pointy" and safer without spending too much?

I've thought about slicing the shifting levers in half to reduce the length and then reinstalling them - any potential problems with this?

Get some bolt on shifter bosses and relo them to your downtube.

 

[Scotty_Dog]

I've thought about slicing the shifting levers in half to reduce the length and then reinstalling them - any potential problems with this?

Yes, they will be much more difficult to use because you will be losing leverage.

Short of relocating them, slip a short piece of pipe insulation over each lever. It will be ugly, but effective.

 

[artmichalek]

Yes, they will be much more difficult to use because you will be losing leverage.

Short of relocating them, slip a short piece of pipe insulation over each lever. It will be ugly, but effective.

A couple champagne corks might look better, but I would still move them.

 

[capwater]

A couple champagne corks might look better ......

Classic setup, old school TdF!!!

 

[artmichalek]

Classic setup, old school TdF!!!

Only if you've got them plugging the bar ends too.

 

[Mpc350]

I think you should sharpen them and serrate the edges. Live life dangerously.

 

[artmichalek]

I think you should sharpen them and serrate the edges. Live life dangerously.

Just remember what hits the stem first in a wreck.