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Shifter
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The hand control for a gear shifting system. I used to object to this term, because it is actually the derailer or the internal hub that does the real shifting, and the part commonly called the "shifter" is only the control mechanism. I preferred the term "shift lever".
Because of the increased popularity of twist-grip type controls, which are not levers, I have reluctantly come to accept the common usage of the term "shifter" to refer to the hand control.
