All cheap shifters of this ilk have one major drawback, and that's the weakness of the lower shifter cable attachment. A couple (or more) of the CEGers that have boughten cheapish shifters have been stranded in traffic when they're lower attachment broke...
If you want cheap...go to the classifieds, and contact that cougar guy who's shortening the stock shifter ($25 plus core charge), then you can use that really tasty looking cougar knob as well...