Nexus 7 gear lever

Dear All,

Does anyone know where I might obtain a Nexus 7 speed thumb shifter?

I know I can get twist grip shifters but I'm not a great fan!

Thanks in advance!

Nick

You should try Sachs. An 8sp one will work just as well I believe,
though I await a barrage of "Oh no it won't............" :-)

BigRab

You should try Sachs. An 8sp one will work just as well I believe,
though I await a barrage of "Oh no it won't............" :-)

BigRab

Thanks!

Is the Sachs lever intended for use on their internal gear hubs?

Do you know anyone that sells their stuff?

I should have perhaps made it clear that I am intending to use it on my
Nexus 7 internal gear hub.

Cheers,

Nick

wrote:
Dear All,

Does anyone know where I might obtain a Nexus 7 speed thumb shifter?

I've got a feeling that the cable pull is the normal amount (but in the
opposite direction), so anything to do standard 7 speed shifting will do.
There's no official thumb shifter available AFAIK, so let's hope that's the
case.

I know I can get twist grip shifters but I'm not a great fan!

Weirdo! (OK, it's a matter of taste)
--
Ambrose

Ambrose Nankivell wrote:
wrote:

Dear All,

Does anyone know where I might obtain a Nexus 7 speed thumb shifter?

I've got a feeling that the cable pull is the normal amount (but in the
opposite direction), so anything to do standard 7 speed shifting will
do. There's no official thumb shifter available AFAIK, so let's hope
that's the case.

Looking at the Shimano site gives the ST-7S20 as the 7-Speed Shifter for
the Nexus hub, details at http://tinyurl.com/nalc2 (Full URL is 274
chars long!). A quick google for the product ID has some for sale in the
USA, but I couldn't spot one over here. That's not to say your LBS
couldn't get one on order for you.

--
Don Whybrow

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Thanks for the link, I'll have a look!

Thanks for everyone's input!

I've toyed with the idea of using a non Nexus shifter but I believe the
amount of cable pull can differ considerably between different
shifters. I believe that internal hubs, other than Rohloff ones, rely
on precise indexing at the shifter for them to work properly.

I guess it would be possible to engineer a solution with a bit of
effort.

Regards,

Nick