shifters

u05harrisb
u05harrisb Posts: 531
edited April 2011 in MTB general
Out of curiosity guys, why do shimano shifters have the indicators for what fear your in so far forwards? so much so that if you have it in a "usable" possition then you cant see them therefore whats the point of them beeing there at all? is there any way of taking them off?

cheers guys and gals!

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Mine are fine, never heard of anyone else having the same problem.
    They do come off some models.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    as above.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I've never seen the point in them

    I have 2010 SLX shifters and I took them off.

    EDIT - I had them, I've just sold them.
  • u05harrisb
    u05harrisb Posts: 531
    humm guess it might just be my set up, when i was trying out bikes before i got my new one they were all like that too. probably because they have the brakes and shifters all up at the end of the bar, should really be moving my brakes inwards a little and that might give them a little room to rotate a tad so then i can see them :roll: haha

    cheers guys
  • Atz
    Atz Posts: 1,383
    I can't say I've ever needed to use the gear indicator. In fact, on both of my geared bikes right now, I don't even have them

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