The standard Alfine rapidfire shifter is pretty ugly.

JTek have been doing a drop bar shifter for a bit which looks a lot nicer.

Coming soon, once their website has been updated will be an adapter to use the drop lever on flat bars. USD39.50

Erm

The standard Shimano one looks miles better.

Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder.

I suppose it might rattle a bit less, but that a big price to pay in asthetics as well as money.

Besides, where does the cable go in?

wot dhruid said

That is one of the ugliest bits of bike kit I’ve seen in a while!

real nasty.

hesus! prefer the one i have thanks.

😀

Sorry but that looks like something that someone has made in their shed. Think I’ll stick with the nicely indexed but slightly rattly standard shimano one.

ermmm, why would you want one?! Surely it would be much harder to use than the normal alfine shifter. (I have a JTek shifter on some drop bars)