Your son is adorable. Awwww. What I'm glad is that you told us to change this shifter. I definately need to do that.

Thank you! We did this for my 6 year old and he can finally change his gears after a year in his 20inch bike. It’s frustrating when we are out on rides and he can’t make it up the hill only because he couldn’t shift or we have to stop and change it for him. Worked like a charm!

@BuddyPegsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

dndtran so great to hear! Have you checked out our World of Buddy Pegs kids podcast?? Your son will love it! 😁

@thetruebrit85

Жыл бұрын

Bad parental instruction! Our kids picked it up in a jiffy. It's basic & just takes patience 😂

I got these TX30s for a drop bar to ”flat” bar conversion of a vintage road bike and they work great. I'm now considering changing both my sons' bikes to these ☺ Good stuff 👍

Thanks so much for the info -- your gift keeps on giving 3+ years later. As someone else noted, I ordered one without thinking about compatibility w/ the derailleur for my kid's 2007 Trek MT60 (Suntour, which plays nicely w/ SRAM, not Shimano). Worst case scenario, I figured I could order a new Tourney RD for $15-20. But given that I've got a bunch of old parts in my garage, I tried an old ('95-'96) 8-speed Deore XT RD -- works like a charm. It's not ideal, given the long cage w/ 20" wheels, but for the time being, it's leaps and bounds better than the previous setup.

Yo, Fitzy! Doing this now for my daughter. Same bike. Hope all's great! -Sam

My middle one has the same Superfly 20. It's an awesome light kids bike, but I've been searching up and down to get rid of that revolution shift. Thank you so much!

@BuddyPegsMedia

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Legit about to do this for my 7 year old rider. He can do everything but shift the thing and it's a deal breaker for us here in the Pacific Northwest where there are hills literally everywhere. Thanks for the vid

Thanks for the heads up my six yr old is struggling also with grip shifters I’m gonna get rapid fire ones 👍🏼👍🏼

That is awesome Sam!

Thank you for posting this. Very helpful to know before I purchase a new Trek.

Hi Brayden this is Camden

We just did this upgrade to a brand new 20" bike. The Revo shifter was basically impossible for my 5 year old but now he's changing gears no problem with a basic trigger shifter.

I will do the same with my kid bike. Its impossible him to shift gears with these horrible and sticky gripshifts so i have been thinking to install triggers and see how it works then. Glad to see that tx30 is good exchange, will try

Works great on my daughters Haro Flightline! Easy install too! Landfills must be overflowing with Revoshits 😆

Fellow Dad You're talking my talk 💯 My son has a 7 speed Revo Shift It's dreadful Can change to top gear by himself Cannot change to first by himself Tech at the store said it works as it's supposed to... Why can a child not change his own gears? Absolute nonsense 😂 Thank you for this video 👏

Makes sense. I should have done this already. Many thanks!

Thank you! We have the same bike and the same problem. I'll try this!

I have used SRAM grip shift for 20 years with great result super easy to use with very good ergonomic design. Recently get my wife a new bike with Shimano revoshift and find them hard to use as it has a bad ergonomic grip design. Get me a new bike with Shimano rapid fire trigger shifters and I hate them, those things hurt my thumbs and do not shift as fast as the SRAM grip shifters. I am ordering two sets of SRAM MRX Comp Twist Shifter to replaced on both bikes.

I've got a revoshift at the moment.....They should be renamed revoshit.

@gerasimger15

5 жыл бұрын

Lol true

@8bpgawd583

4 жыл бұрын

@@gerasimger15 lol

@seblacour2

4 жыл бұрын

revoshift can be great, it dépends ( sram revo could be also better) but I tried some years ago a simple 3 speed city bike with a nexus gear ans revoshift… to ride on +- plane roads.. you can not find better… so please respect if no experience.

@ralfrufus6573

4 жыл бұрын

@@seblacour2 Revoshift ist revoSHIT like all twist shifters. It is a totally different world with trigger shifters. So go and fuck yourself with this fucking revoshift, got it?

Hi. Thanks for the video and your time. I'm struggling with the same problem on my son's Haro Flightline 20. I've seen your video is already 3 years old. Do you still recommend changing to the TX 30? Do you think the Shimano TX 50 could also be an option? I'm asking you because I'm not quite sure if the problem is the Revoshift or may be the cable curves are too sharp in such a small bike specially at the end where the cable goes into the derailleur. Thanks in advance.

1:15 Haha, I though the kid's reply was "for you...". :D Anyway, thanks for putting this up man, I've just gotten my daughter a 20" and it's her first with more than one gear. The Revoshift horror they're putting on everything is just impossible for her to handle, plus it moves the break lever further away on the right side. If that wasn't enough, within literally first minutes she's almost crashed when trying to ride upright and rest her weight on the grips only to have it turn...

@alexschicht

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same with my son's Haro Flightline 20

Hello I see this is a older one of your vids now but I'm looking to change out the shifter like you did. Just wanted to ask do you push down and have to pull? I'm just not seeing any videos of it in action to see exactly how it works. Thx!

Great idea. I thought it was just me who said the grip shifts were too hard for little hands.

My son has the same bike, I found it was not the revo shift that was the problem but the rear end of the derailleur cable housing and the stiffness of the Shimano Tourney RD-TY300 derailleur. The curve required of the cable housing and angle the cable (which causes the plastic ferule to kink over time and drag further) goes in to the derailleur was causing more friction than the grip shifter. I am considering upgrading the rear derailleur to the Shimano Tourney RD-TY500 because it has a pulley in it to route the cable 45 degrees towards the mounting point to the cable does not have to make such a tight semi-circle turn.

@alexschicht

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew. Did you manage to solve the problem with the TY300 derailleur? Or you bought the TY500? I've more or less the same feeling about my son's bike (Haro Flightline 20). I'm not sure if the problem is the Revoshift or may be the whole cable that have to make such sharp turns in a small bike... I disassembled everything completely including derailleur, shifter and cables, all parts seems to be good without friction and easy moving, BUT when put together the whole gets rather hard.

@andrewscott1253

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexschicht Yes. I changed the gearshift to the one shown in this video and changed the rear derailleur for one that entered from the top and had a pulley in it to turn the table 90 degrees. Both things helped out a great deal, the like is now being used by my 5 year old daughter and she can shift the gears much better than her brother could with the old rear entry derailleur and revoshift.

@alexschicht

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewscott1253 Andrew, thank you very much time and answer, I will follow your advice !

Thanks for making this video. I have an old Huffy bike that even I can't shift and I have pretty strong hands. My granddaughter wants to ride this bike but there is no way she can shift gears. For now, she is riding it as a 3 speed since it has a triple front drive system. But that front derailleur is a bit tricky and she always has the chain rubbing the derailleur cage--ugh. She is looking for a different bike, but I may put a trigger shifter on the old Huffy anyway in case someone else in the family wants to ride it, or if I give it away, at least whoever gets it will be able to shift the gears.

@BuddyPegsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :) Sounds like a great plan you have for the Huffy! Good luck!

Does this mean bigger grips on the bars to

Good dad!

I have a 7 speed and was wondering what would be easier for my child, this shifter or something like the SL-M315 Rapidfire shifter? They are about the same amount. I worry that the as the lever on this one gets pushed further out, that it would be hard for my child's small hand to reach with her thumb. For the rapidfire the reach never changes for each shift. Also they are about the same price.

Just ordered one for my sons diamondback cobra! I asked him why he wasn't shifting going up trails and he said it was too hard... Thanks for the video!

@BuddyPegsMedia

6 жыл бұрын

You bet! Glad we could help!

thanks i'm going to change mine on my kids cobra

same problem(s), just bought the Trek Superfly 20. already ordered - shorter cranks (Trek have them on the cheaper 20" bikes?), - 14-34 megarange replacement cluster (hope this works with standard derailleur?) & trigger shifter will follow..... maybe I'll shorten the handlebar also.... :-/

@BuddyPegsMedia

6 жыл бұрын

Great. Not sure about the shorter cranks

We are having the same problem with my 6 year olds bike. It’s a 5 speed shifter though , would this still work as don’t make for 5 speed ?

Dude. I found this vid because im running into the same issue with my kids new bike. The twist grip is total garbage. I feel like im going to get new bars and a whole front set up.

I hate the Revo shift, I’m going with the ShimanoTX 30 as well, thanks for the video👍🏼

But...HOW do you upgrade it? Was hoping for an actual changer swap video.

Will this same shifter work on a specialized hotrock 20”?

a million likes!

I'm going from a revoshift over to this one only because i need more room on the bar. The reason why i like the revoshift more is because it is a whole lot faster changing the gears than on this stupid thing where you keep pressing the button while going on mountain trails.

How to repair the trigger shifter.Please help me.My trigger shifter have the clicking sound but after that it has no clicking sound.How do I repair it.

Anyone has a video on how to do it. Will really appreciate it. I got a diamondback cobra for my son on xmas. Is a 1x6.

Hey man! Great advice and nice vid. I immediately bought one to swap my boy’s tough grip shift. But - classic error - the rear derailleur is SRAM. So this shifter not compatible ratio. Been trawling the web for ideas. Could get a trigger shift but love this button down-shift. Any ideas? Found a similar button SRAM shifter in your travels?

@grantfuller5011

4 жыл бұрын

Did you find anything that worked?

@JonathanRhodesDotCom

4 жыл бұрын

Hi - I went for a SRAM 7 speed trigger shifter to work with the SRAM cassette on the Islabike. Search for X3 Trigger Shifter Rr 7Spd and that will work a treat. Trigger shift so much easier than the grip shift.

@grantfuller5011

4 жыл бұрын

@@JonathanRhodesDotCom so you used the 3 obviously on the front 3 and the 7 on the back 6?

@JonathanRhodesDotCom

4 жыл бұрын

Ah - I see the confusion. No it’s one shifter. The unit is called the X3. I just used the rear 7-speed as my son’s bike just has a 7-speed cassette at the back and just the one chain ring at the front.

Hi great video, my girl has a 6-3 gear bike, its a cheap chinese thing, says WROIG or WROI6 on the derailleur, if i get a shimano 6-3 trigger type shifter it should work on any 6-3 derailleur right?

@BuddyPegsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

You bet! That should work just fine because the cable pull ratio should be exactly the same. Let us know how it works! PS. Have you seen our new handwashing video for kids? Would love to know what you think. kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJOnrsWHaJqtgKQ.html

Great! Ill do this for my wifes bike. She hates the twisties and they dont work for her at all!!

My son has a trek precaliber 24 and I'm wanting to up-grade the handle bars and pedals what do you recommend?

@BuddyPegsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

We really like the DMR V6 plastic pedals and whatever rise bar you can get that is wider than you think is reasonable :) For 20" bikes consider a bar at least 640mm wide (but we even like wider)!

Exactly what i need, my 8 year old struggles to get back from 6th to 1st. Is it easy enough to fit?

@BuddyPegsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Grant Fuller great to hear! Yes, it’s pretty simple to install but any local bike shop can help you out very easily :)

Out of curiosity, why did you chose this style of trigger shifting vs. other trigger shift styles for a kid who rides a 20" bike?

@BuddyPegsMedia

5 жыл бұрын

Adam Reinhardt we chose this shifter because it is the easiest for kids to use given what is available in 6 or 7 speed shifters.

I tried shifting my daughters and it was hard for me so I can see why she gets frustrated when shifting and says it hurts her hand. I’m going to change them this weekend.

@BuddyPegsMedia

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, funny how the bike companies think twist shifts are "easier" for little hands.

@JuanRodriguez-wx9sq

6 жыл бұрын

Shimano revoshift are hard to use due to bad ergonomic grip design. The SRAM grip shift are super easy to use with very good ergonomic grip design. I personally find twist shifters easier to use as I can keep hand grip better and don’t hurt my thumbs.

Sorry I had idea about these also, I made it try to my son, not the best idea, it's so hard (really..) and finally Dangerous( he has to let the stem..worst than a revoshift (for the front derailleur)… best choice remains the revoshift ( or maybe the gripshift sram) stupid video, lost of time, sorry for the good willing I respect, but, we like to share good info, thank you for understanding. The best I found, is a revoshift left with a mechanism right ( modification 3 to 6 gears) I do not experiment it myself, I get one on a second hand bike, I suppose a personnal customs, but seems really… Simply.. great.. I'll try this next days, to put a 6 gear revoshift mechanism into à left revoshift. I do not know today how they made this.. but.. great video for everyone if someone's ready ;-) My son i 136cm and soon 8 years, but he do not has the force or hand big enough for other triggers exepted a revoshift… simple. other are Dangerous because he concentrate and put force on the triggers and can't look at the road at same time. For the rear derailleur any trigger seems possible.

@jhferu

4 жыл бұрын

Your scenario is quite different to the OP, as your child's bike has front and rear derailleurs. Shifting the front derailleur requires more force than the rear, I can see how a child's thumbs would struggle with that and some sort of twist shift would be better. IMO The advantages of the trigger shift (for the rear derailleur) are: * Difficult to shift by accident. * Only possible to shift one great at a time (with twist it is possible to accidental change from first to sixth).

Just ordered one... Do you know if a 7 speed cassette will work on these 20" geared bikes? Would like to get a bail out gear for my dtr for steep climbs.

@BuddyPegsMedia

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, but you need to know the rear wheel is set up for a "Freewheel" and not a "Cassette". Go to your local bike shop and tell them you want a 7 speed freewheel with the largest cog possible. You'll also have to switch out the shifter and possibly the derailleur (depending on how big the largest cog is). They should be able to walk you through it and it would be a great upgrade. - Fitzy

@sparks6666

6 жыл бұрын

Buddy Pegs Media Thx!

@BuddyPegsMedia

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! #raiseriders 😎

Got a how to vid?

Where are you riding the bike and changing gears because that’s how you actually do it

to be clera. I have a bike with a left revoshift for a front derailleur, with 8 cranks ( not usual 3) I did not make this myself. But this is possible: it exists in front of me :-) I do not think you could buy it. But this is a possible personal customs DIY I suppose, or would not exist ;-) Thank you for the manual ;-)

@seblacour2

4 жыл бұрын

PS: last but not least: we want best front dérailleurs for our kids, but these are made for pro big hands, and finally really hard for kids. A too good derailleur seems not to adise, should prefer a light one as maybe tourney ( acera is my prefered, older moder really esay to move) alivio is to forgive, so hard… older they are, better they seem.. the new ones are too pro and Always harder and harder for a child. I bought a new alivio and I do not want it for myself.. so big and hard.. (why ?)...

Glad I saw this, was just trying to fix ours and not sure why- such a terrible shifter

sadly only for shimano drive train, nothing seems available for SRAM

@grantfuller5011

4 жыл бұрын

Did you find anything that worked?

You should change the speed while you ride

What utter drivel!