What are the different type of gear shifters on mountain bikes?
May 10, 2010 by pbik
Filed under Mountain bikes
What different type of shifters are available on mountain bikes, and what are the pros/cons of each?
May 10, 2010 by pbik
Filed under Mountain bikes
What different type of shifters are available on mountain bikes, and what are the pros/cons of each?
Twist, trigger, and dual control.
There are no advantages. It’s all preference. Twist shifters you actually twist the inboard portion of your grip to shift gears. Trigger shifters usually have two levers on each shifter, one to shift up, the other to shift down. Dual control shifters allow you to shift by flicking the brake lever either up or down to shift gears.
If you are asking about who makes them, mainly Shimano or SRAM. Each of them has an entire family of shifters from cheap to ultra high end (race quality). You pick the quality level that suits you. There are no distinct advantages to either brand, other than preference.
My personal preference is dual control shifters/ brake levers because I always have the ability to shift /brake without adjusting my grip on the bars at all.