Timeline for Is the mechanism that holds a bike to a specific gear in the lever that I use to change the gear or in the derailleur?
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| Aug 3, 2023 at 18:17 | vote | accept | Sidney | ||
| Aug 3, 2023 at 13:53 | comment | added | Austin Hemmelgarn | @Sidney Not just the same number of speeds, but also compatible with that particular derailleur. There are some cases where a shifter from brand X will not work correctly with a derailleur from brand Y even if the shifter matches the number of sprockets on the cassette. That said, this may come down to trial and error if the derailleur can’t be positively identified. | |
| Aug 3, 2023 at 8:14 | comment | added | Chris H | In a twist shifter, it's often a much simpler mechanism - just simple detents feed into plastic and a spring to locate in them. They're like friction shifters with added index points, unlike trigger-style mechanisms. | |
| Aug 2, 2023 at 20:21 | comment | added | Weiwen Ng | @Sidney It sounds like the shifter, yes. If it were something in the derailleur, it would need to overcome the resistance provided by the detent in the shifter. | |
| Aug 2, 2023 at 18:29 | comment | added | Sidney | So just to clarify -- it is the shifter (not in the derailleur)? Makes sense that it wouldn't be repairable, but yeah I have no problem buying a replacement shifter. I assume I'd need to get the same number of speeds, because a 7 speed shifter wouldn't work very will on a 6 speed cassette. | |
| Aug 2, 2023 at 18:13 | history | answered | Weiwen Ng | CC BY-SA 4.0 |