Originally posted by Kevdogg410:
The steeda is actually a short-throw.. the shifts are shorter... whereas the B&M is just a shorter shaft... if I wanted a smaller shifter I would just cut mine.



Technically, there are no internal transmission changes, so the locking hub has to move the same distance to engage the gear. Therefore the shifter still has to move that hub the same distance. The "short-shift" feel is determined by how far you move your arm to engage that gear.

If you cut the shaft shorter or use a B&M you will shorten the shift movement of your arm but you will have to execise more force than before; a simple change in length of a lever arm.

If you use the steeda shifter which has a shorter shaft on top and a longer shaft on the bottom then you will also shorten the shift movement of the arm and increase the movement on the bottom of the shaft; again a simple change in length of a lever arm.

So how is either one NOT a 'true' short-throw shifter?
The factors that differ will be the travel distance for the top shaft of the shifter and the bottom shaft as well as the amount of force required to shift the gear.
The end result will still be a shorter throw, but the "shift feel" that you as the driver will sense from the shortened throw and the change in force will just differ from product to product and making it a matter of taste..

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