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Packaging include
SB-R473 Shifters ( Left & Right include)
3X7 Speed Double Shift Lever
1 Pair cable
Item Specification
Model No. SB-R473（3X7S）
Cassette Compatibility: 7 Speed Shimano
Front Shifting :Triple
Bracket Material :Engineering Composite
Brake Lever Material :forged aluminum / anodized
Shift Cable :stainless slick
Weight :430g
heavyd
Reviewed in Canada on May 20, 2024
I’ve had these on my do-it-all MTB conversion for a couple of years now, including my daily commute. Honestly, I was skeptical about the low price, and they’re clearly just a Microshift knock-off. At least for my purposes, they’ve performed great. These aren’t top-flight, but they’re solid and reliable at a fraction of the cost of anything else.Be aware that indexed triples are always a tough proposition. That’s not a fault of these shifters per se, but you need a proper road triple derailleur and can’t really “feather” the position on this indexed-only model.
HM
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2023
I bought these brifters to replace my old Shimano Sora 3x7 brifters. The install was easy, if you're experienced with wrenching on a bike.The front derailleur shifter is a little wonky when shifting from the large chainring to the middle ring. When you shift it will take you from the large ring to the granny gear in on click. To avoid this you have to hold the larger shift lever as you click on the smaller shift lever. This weird shifting isn't a deal-breaker but takes a bit to get used to.The rear derailleur shifter took more tweaking after installation than expected. I had some shift skipping going up and down between cassette 4 and 6, no amount of twists of the adjustment barrel helped. I had to shorten the shifter cable and housing by 10mm. Turns out this cutting solved the problem. I'm assuming shortening the length reduced a bit of slop in the cable effectively stopping the skipped shift.They look really good on my old 90s Trek, they add a modern touch and the hoods are really comfy. The only gripe I have is how far you have to push the longer shifter levers to the larger chainring or casette gears. I wear a men's medium to large glove, so I don't have small hands. I think these brifters would be tough for someone with small hands.I only have about 100 miles on them, but I'm really pleased so far. I hope they last as long as my old Shimano Soras, but if they don't, they're inexpensive enough to buy again. I'll update this review if anything goes wrong.Ride on!
JGilbySTL
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2021
These do not come with any instructions, but it is fairly straight forward. I did have to remove the clamp completely to get it past the turns in my bars. Still tweaking the set up for optimal shifting as the cables stretch etc. For a seasoned bike mechanic, setting them up should be a breeze. Some great reviews of these on YouTube. Can't beat them for the money and soooo much better than my downtube shifters!
Grimwizard
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2021
I am not really sure why there are such rave reviews for this product. I mean it is good value for the money but what you get isn't really a complete package. Here are my reasons for why I think this is way over-rated:1. The product replaces separate gear shifters AND brake levers, but it only ships with two additional cables. If the bike its going to be installed on has prexisiting cables thats one thing, but if you are building/rebulding a bike, set aside additional budget to get additional cables. I just think its silly to provide only two cables when the product itself needs four to be fully operational.2. No cable sleeves! This absolutely silly. Why provide cables but no cable sleeves? Does the product maker/seller really expect the buyer to go and get additional $x (whatever the x maybe) worth of accessories to actually install and use the product? If so, what is the point of providing just two cables??3. This might just be a bike-specific problem but it really made me waste an hour or so trying to find a solution, but the metal clamp to stabilize the brifters on the handlebar weren't really catching on and securing properly. Even at max tightness, they swing left and right, making them downright unusable. Basically, the clamps cannot be properly tightened because of the design. The tightning is performed by pulling down the rubber sleeve and using an allen key to turn the nut. But as you tighten the nut, the underscrew pushes the allen key out of the nut, limiting how much you can actually tighten it. Maybe it works fine for thicker handles, but for my road bike (which I think,is fairly standard) it ended up being a wobbly mess, all because of a terrible design flaw. My solution was to add some filler material to the metal clamp. It sort of stabilized but still turns a little left and right (especially since the shifter cables exit on the inner sides of the product and exert some pull when the cables are installed and tensioned). This was extremely disappointing.4. The travel needed to shift on the shift down lever is insane! The lever needs to be pushed a good 35 - 45 degrees off of the starting position to change the gear. Coming from grip shifters, this is pretty much garbage. I have tried higher end brifters and it was nowhere near this bad. So naturally it takes darn forever to shift down compared to grips shifters.Having said all of this, I do find this to be safer than separate brakes and shifters. Its all in one place and provides more a more seemless ride. While this is the reason why I am not ruturning the product, its not due the product itself but because of the nature of brifters. As to the quality and reliability of the product I will update the review after testing it for sometime (I only just installed it).
Dave, Herts
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2021
Fitted my old Dawes Galaxy OK. Two small points:1. The attachment bolt was difficult to engage with the Allen key.2. The front shifter often shifts from the big to small rings directly and misses out the middle ring (could just be my adjustment).It’s pretty good and has given the old bike a new life as a winter trainer.
Kai
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2020
So far these have worked well.I don’t like that the piece that holds the shifter cable is made of plastic so we’ll see how long it lasts.I wish the bolt to tighten these to the bars was longer, it was kind of a pain getting them on without the bolt getting unthreaded.Other than that I think these are a really good value. The rear shifter is nice and snappy with a good tactile click & it’s nice that the front shifter has two “clicks” per gear so you can trim it a bit if you get that annoying chain rub on the front derailleur.These will be my go-to as long as they hold up.(Edit, almost 6 month review.) - Still holding up very well. I'm heading out on a tour for 3,000+ miles, so we'll see if these hold up. I'm going to be bringing a pair of bar end shifters in case they fail.
Sean McGonegal
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2018
I used these brifters to convert an old Cannondale hybrid into a drop bar gravel eater. Installation was straightforward and they shift well. I did add inline barrel adjusters since the shifter body is not threaded. This made tuning the derailleurs much easier. They feel solid and click into each gear firmly. The lever throw is a bit on the long side as compared to shimano. I personally prefer having upshift and downshift levers on the same side of the control so these are exactly what I was looking for. The right shifter will only move through 2 gears with 1 swipe of the lever. As noted elsewhere, it can be difficult to get them tight enough to eliminate the chance of them rotating in use. When I rewrap the bars I may add a little bit of grip tape begind the shifter so it stays put better. The shifters have performed well so far and all that remains is to see how well they hold up. Good choice for a budget build.Follow up: I have been using these for over 2 years without issue. I even clipped a low hanging branch while the bike was on my roof rack which knocked the shifter out of alignment and trashed the bar tape but they continue to work just fine. Excellent value.
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