sram rear mech and 7spd xt thumbshifter

Tinca

I know this has probably been asked a million times before, but could i swap the gripshift on my daughter's bike for my old xt thumbshifter, as she find's it very hard to change gear with the gripshift.

Cheers

Paul

nicklouse

no you need a Sram shifter.

Tinca

Cheers )

do sram make thumb shifters?

If they do, i can't find them.

She's only 6 and really does struggle with the gripshift's tightness

*AL*

Tinca wrote:

do sram make thumb shifters?

If they do, i can't find them.

Oh, just a few.

CLICKY

Tinca

I don't see any thumb shifters there, trigger/rapidfire yes, but no thumb shifters.
This is the type i mean
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=160471105805

nicklouse

sram triggers are thumb shifters.

and link either not working or very slow.

again you need a Sram 1:1 shifter or a shimano rear mech.

diy

you need an X3 Shifter

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=41153

and new grips obviously.

my son has a carerra blast with 7 speed - the rear mech is an X3, 1:1

Personally I think grip shift will be easier than thumb shift..

but for 16 quid, you might want to try

Tinca

Cheers guys.

She has no trouble moving to a higher gear, it's when she moves to a lower one she struggles.

Hopefully it will loosen up a bit over time, you never know.

diy

Lubing the shifter, mech and cable with a good teflon lube will help.

at the end of the day either her wrist gets stronger or her calf muscles will

Tinca

lol, i how her wrist doesn't get as strong as her old man's

Will lube it up, that's a good idea :idea:

redvee

Don't XT thumbies have a friction switch?

nicklouse

redvee wrote:

Don't XT thumbies have a friction switch?

yes but they will not pull enough total cable