Shifter has Been Hacked

[Coldrider]

The heel part of the shifter got hacked off today. For better or worse, but I just found the heel portion of the shifter was more of a nuisance than it was helpful.

 

[RubyRed]

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The heel part of the shifter got hacked off today. For better or worse, but I just found the heel portion of the shifter was more of a nuisance than it was helpful.

I’m going to have to do something like this. Whenever I stand up while I’m riding on rough terrain my dang heel hits the shifter.

 

[m in sc]

rotate it up one notch in the front. does wonders.

 

[RubyRed]

rotate it up one notch in the front. does wonders.

I’ll give it a shot. Thx.

 

[SneakyDingo]

Shifter replacements have come up before on the forum, if you're looking for an actual replacement shifter in the future.

 

[Cpd419]

I keeping mine in case I ride in cold weather with my insulated boots. I think it will be hard to shift with the toe.

 

[RubyRed]

rotate it up one notch in the front. does wonders.

I just tried this and it fixes the heel problem but now the toe is too hard to shift. I don’t want to cut the stock shifter so I think I’ll try one of the replacement products linked.

 

[Shoot870p]

That sounds like a good plan, but check the sizes closely.

 

[JPMcGraw]

That's a toe shifter. You shift N->1->2->3->4 pushing down with your toe on the back shifter then 4->3->2->1->N pushing down with your toe on the front shifter. Give it a shot, you won't go back.

 

[vintagegarage]

What JPMcGraw said.. it isn't a heal shifter, it is a toe shifter. Even though the shift pattern is the opposite in Thailand and other countries, you push down on the front of the pedal and down on the rear of the pedal, never using your heel to shift.

 

[m in sc]

i have 3 bikes now with these types of shifters, 4 if you count the super cub. I only ever use it as mentioned, with my toe on the rear, and only on the trail to get into 1st gear. 99% of th etime i just use it like a conventional MC shifter,the front part.

 

[sieg]

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The heel part of the shifter got hacked off today. For better or worse, but I just found the heel portion of the shifter was more of a nuisance than it was helpful.

Yeah, I sawed mine off the third time the heal part went up my pant leg getting on. Sawed the one off my wife's before we ever rode it.