Originally Posted by
bobotech
The leverage on the shifter pivot axle is lateral, not vertical. All the springs and clips and levers in the shifter are pretty much forcing everything sideways, not in an up/down motion which is why you don't need a ton of strength to hold everything together.
Makes sense I guess. I don't know where these shifters sit on the quality scale of 1 to 10 but it seems like overall they have a lot of play and pressure on the plastic assembly. I'm fine with using them for now though because if I try out a real nice set I'll want them :-) I might as well wait for these to break first!