Electronic gear shifter???

Mike R said:

Hi All,

Is there an electronic device for changing the rear gears on a MTB? Ideally,
two buttons on the handle bar, up and down.

The reason is, my daughter has a very weak wrist and has trouble with the
resistance on twist grips. I've discounted the trigger systems as she cant
apply any pressure through her thumb.

Any thoughts or pointers?

Thanks

Mike

Is this because she is young or does she have some actual problem with
her wrist? My son needed to wear some cycling gloves to get proper
grip for his twist shifter when he was younger.

If she has some problem, maybe the new LX flipper style levers are a
solution. I test rode a bike with them and they had a VERY light
action, and not at all in the same direction as trigger types.

Joseph

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Quoted message said:

Hi All,

Is there an electronic device for changing the rear gears on a MTB?
Ideally, two buttons on the handle bar, up and down.

The reason is, my daughter has a very weak wrist and has trouble with the
resistance on twist grips. I've discounted the trigger systems as she
cant apply any pressure through her thumb.

Any thoughts or pointers?

Thanks

Mike

Use a stick. works on keypads and drawing with paralyized limbs. If you
grasp a stick system attached firmly to the trigger system.
Why shift anyway? Or just use the lowest 5 gears, just enough to get around
comfortably.

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Mike R said:

Hi All,

Is there an electronic device for changing the rear gears on a MTB? Ideally,
two buttons on the handle bar, up and down.

The reason is, my daughter has a very weak wrist and has trouble with the
resistance on twist grips. I've discounted the trigger systems as she cant
apply any pressure through her thumb.

Any thoughts or pointers?

Thanks

Mike

You could put some bar end or down tube shifters on it.

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Mike R said:

Hi All,

Is there an electronic device for changing the rear gears on a MTB?
Ideally,
two buttons on the handle bar, up and down.

The reason is, my daughter has a very weak wrist and has trouble with the
resistance on twist grips. I've discounted the trigger systems as she
cant
apply any pressure through her thumb.

Any thoughts or pointers?

Thanks

Mike

Is this because she is young or does she have some actual problem with
her wrist? My son needed to wear some cycling gloves to get proper
grip for his twist shifter when he was younger.

If she has some problem, maybe the new LX flipper style levers are a
solution. I test rode a bike with them and they had a VERY light
action, and not at all in the same direction as trigger types.

Joseph

Has she tried bar end shifters? I have one bike with XTR Shimano indexed end
shifters- it's brilliant. Just a light touch without any wrist pressure does
the trick. Fast and easy changing, and deadly accurate.