SHIMANOTourney Mountain Bicycle Shift Lever - SL-TX30

Bought this to replace grip shifter on step-daughters bike. Installed real easy, works way better then the old grip shifter she had on. At least now she is able to shift easily between all the gears. Highly recommend this product.

Replaced the kids grip shifts with these, easy and worked great!

I purchased a used 2016 or 2017 Trek Precaliber 20 for my son as an introduction to geared bikes. Even while on his test ride I could see he struggled with grip shifter that came with it but figured I could clean it and loosen it up for him.That was not the case. When I got it home and had a chance to really check it out I struggled to shift the thing, a significant blow to my self esteem.Within a couple of rides and a quick internet search I realized this is a common problem with all grip shifter bikes (new and used) and immediately this particular Shimano shifter lever came up as solid alternative.HOW IT WORKS:Long story short, this is a perfect replacement. The thumb button is super easy and the handle is large enough that my son can use his entire hand to grab it and shift. Total game changer for him. Zero issue shifting up or down for him. For the cost this is such a no brainer upgrade.This set comes with a front shifter as well, though in my case we didn't need it since my son's bike is a 1x6. It wasn't hard to find someone who needed that left shifter piece for free.INSTALLATION:I'm no bike mechanic. I once installed a water bottle holder on a bike and I bragged about that for months until my wife told me I had to stop. There are a few YouTube videos that help with this installation and overall it is straightforward enough that if you follow the same steps that you uninstall the old shifter you can get this one back on with only a little effort. I literally took a video of myself taking the old shifter off just so I could be sure and follow the same process getting the new shifter back on. For me the issue was the cable housing and making sure I put all of that back in the right order.In my case, the removal of the grip shifter forced me to really look at the shape of the bikes rear derailleur and it was a bit of a mess. I struggled to calibrate the old derailleur for smooth shifting. I chose to go ahead and replace the rear derailleur as well and I would HIGHLY recommend this, particularly if you are upgrading a used bike. I purchased the Shimano RD-TY500 Tourney Rear derailleur for less than $20 and the combination of that plus the new shifter was incredible.This gets my highest recommendation... again as a non bike mechanic.

Easy to install and kids are happy

Exactly as described, easy to setup and work well.