Patent ID: 8850919

Claim:
A twist-grip shifter for actuation of bicycle gear units by pulling and releasing a cable, comprising: a shifter housing configured to be received on a handlebar, a central mounting tube including a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the central mounting tube is fixedly connected to the shifter housing, a rotatable handgrip rotatably disposed about the central mounting tube and adjacent the shifter housing, a take-up spool rotatable with the rotatable handgrip for pulling and releasing the cable, a fixed handgrip that is sized and shaped to be grasped by hand, the fixed handgrip including a fixed grip tube configured to be non-rotatably received on the handlebar and a resilient handgrip substantially covering the fixed grip tube, and a connector releasably connecting the distal end of the central mounting tube to the fixed grip tube.