A rotatable handgrip shifting device (10) that is mountable on a bicycle
handlebar and connected to a bicycle gear changing mechanism by a cable
within a tube and reversibly operable at discrete shift points
corresponding to the gears of the bicycle gear changing mechanism. The
shifting device (10) includes a handgrip (34) rotatable about the
handlebar, a spool (30) rotatable with the handgrip (34) and a housing
(12) that secures the shifting device (10) to the handlebar. The housing
(12) includes a gear display (18) denoting a plurality of discrete shift
points of the gear changing mechanism. A flexible member (40) includes at
one end a pointer (44) and a spool tab (42) at another end. The pointer
(44) is reciprocally displaceable along the gear display (18) in response
to rotation of the handgrip (34). The spool tab (42) is removably
attachable to the spool (30) or the handgrip (34) and configured such
that the flexible member (40) spools at a radius permitting alignment of
the pointer (44) with the plurality of discrete shift points denoted on
the gear display (18).