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Originally Posted by Skeletor916
Looking at changing the incredibly unhelpful 3x6 grip shift that I'm constantly accidentally changing gears with. I don't see anything particularly helpful regarding the shifter other than "GripShift TM" on the handle.

It looks like this: (hoping this works)

which is identified as a sunlite product

Basically, I'm wondering if I'm going to have to replace derailleurs, the cabling, and a bunch of other stuff to rid my bike and my life of these horrible grip shifters or if I'll be able to just swap it out with another shifter. I read a bit, watched a video, but it was just "find a compatible one" which isn't much help.

Thanks in advance!
Another knockoff brand found on big box store bikes. I've seen others, like Sun Run, an obvious knockoff of Sun Race, which produces respected, functional components. The knockoffs I've seen, for the most part have very little precision or durability built into them, and if the derailleurs are from the same source, pairing them with any indexed shifters, even good ones may not work very well.
Put on a set of cheap friction shifters and call it good.
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