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Manufacturer	Model	Year	Claimed<	Real	±	Comments
Campagnolo	Icarus/Record OR	?		140 g		Thumbshifters
Custom	XT Internals and Precision Billet Clamps	1997		205 g		Clamps from Cambria, Shifters prior to M950 Design
Forge-MTB	Thumbshifter	2003	150 g	139 g	−7,33%	take Dura-Ace SL-BS77 shifters and this adapter so that they work as thumbshifters
Paul	Thumbies	2004		130 g		w/ Shimano 105 Bar End Shifters
Paul	Thumbies	2004		132.5 g		w/ Shimano Ultegra Bar End Shifters
Precision Billet	Proshift Protwist	1994		202 g		pair
Rohloff	for Speedhub 500/14	2001		120 g
Sachs	Extreme 8speed	2000		150 g		Pair with inner cables
Shimano	105 SL-1050	1987		27 g		left (front) down tube shifter
Shimano	Alivio	1997		304 g		3x7 speed
Shimano	Alivio	2001		308 g		3x8 speed, w/ gear displays
Shimano	Alivio SL-MC18	2000		301 g		3x8 speed, w/o cables, left/right: 154/147 g
Shimano	Capreo SL-F700	2004		150 g		9-speed, integrated OGD, Capreo has no front shifter, w/out cable
Shimano	Deore DX 7 speed	1995		212 g
Shimano	Deore II SL-MT62	1989	232 g	210 g	−9,48%	Left 99g + Right 111g
Shimano	Deore LX 8 speed	1998		246 g		inc. optical display
Shimano	Deore LX SL-M570	1999	240 g	245 g	+2,08%	left/right: 122/123 g
Shimano	Deore LX SL-M570	2000	240 g	244 g	+1,67%
Shimano	Deore LX SL-M570	2003	240 g	246 g	+2,50%	222 g w/out indicators
Shimano	Deore LX SL-M570 (tuned)	2001		216 g		w/out cables and OGD, Ti bar clamp bolt
Shimano	Deore LX SL-M570 (tuned)	2004		239 g		w/out cables, tuned w/ Al clamp bolts, silver-black
Shimano	Deore LX SL-M580	2007		257 g		pair
Shimano	Deore SL-M510	?	270 g	270 g	±0,00%	left/right: 135/135 g
Shimano	Deore SL-M510	2002		298 g		incl. cables, left/right: 148/150 g
Shimano	Deore SL-M511	2006		280 g		pair, w/out cables
Shimano	Deore XT	?		184 g		Thumbshifters
Shimano	Deore XT	1998		288 g		3/8-speed, incl. cables (w/out housings)
Shimano	Deore XT 3/7-speed	1996		189 g		Thumbshifters
Shimano	Deore XT SL-M732	1989		188 g		thumbshifters
Shimano	Deore XT SL-M740	1998		242 g		3/8-speed, pair
Shimano	Deore XT SL-M740 (right only)	1998		129 g		8-speed
Shimano	Deore XT SL-M750	2000	248 g	251 g	+1,21%
Shimano	Deore XT SL-M750	2002		282 g		incl. stock inner cables (uncut)
Shimano	Deore XT SL-M750	2002	248 g	249 g	+0,40%	w/out cables, left/right: 124/125 g
Shimano	Deore XT SL-M750	2003	248 g	250 g	+0,81%	w/out cables
Shimano	Deore XT SL-M750 (tuned)	2003		219 g		w/out cables, gear-display removed, Al clamp bolts, some minor hardware filing
Shimano	Deore XT SL-M760	2007		248 g		incl. cables
Shimano	Deore XT SL-M770	2008		283 g		pair, incl. stock inner cables
Shimano	Deore XT ST-M008	1996		243 g		lrft/right: 125/118 g
Shimano	Dura-Ace SL-7700	2002	76 g	76 g	±0,00%	road downtube shifters
Shimano	Dura-Ace SL-BS77	2003	178 g	177.5 g	−0,28%	bar end shifters incl. mounts, averaged (176/179)
Shimano	DX	?		204 g		Thumbshifters
Shimano	Exage Mountain SL-M450	1988		77 g		right (rear) 6-speed Thumb Shifter
Shimano	Exage Sport SL-A452	1989		64 g		6-speed downtube shifters, left/right: 30/34 g
Shimano	SL-R440-9	2007	276 g	271 g	−1,81%	w/ cables, flatbar shifters for 9s road components
Shimano	STX - 8 speed	?		290 g
Shimano	STX-RC SL-MC38	1997	289 g	289 g	±0,00%	3x8-speed, comes w/out optical gear display
Shimano	XTR SL-M952	2000	252 g
Shimano	XTR SL-M952	2000		224 g		removed gear display,Ti clamp bolts
Shimano	XTR SL-M952	2002	252 g	259 g	+2,78%	w/out cables, averaged (254/264)
Shimano	XTR SL-M970	2007	215 g	218 g	+1,40%	pair, w/out cables (+23.5 g), left/right: 106/112 g
Shimano	XTR SL-SS95	1998	40 g	57 g	+42,50%	Barend Rapidfire Remote Shift Lever, 8/9-speed
SRAM	Attack	?		206 g
SRAM	Attack	2003		175 g		3x8 speed, w/out cables
SRAM	Attack 3s (805-16)	2002		96 g		w/out cable??
SRAM	Attack 9s (805-96)	2002		99 g		w/ cable
SRAM	Centera 3s (605-35)	2002		86 g		w/out cable??
SRAM	Centera 8s (605-85)	2002		92 g		w/ cable
SRAM	Centera for Shimano Inter-7 (602-74)	2002		86 g		"Gripshift transit"
SRAM	ESP 4.0 Halfpipe	2001		136 g		3x8 speed
SRAM	ESP 5.0	2002		152 g		3x9-speed, black/grey, w/cables
SRAM	ESP 5.0 Half Pipe	2001		199 g		3x8 speed, front Microindex, left/right: 96/103 g
SRAM	ESP 7.0	?		206 g
SRAM	ESP 7.0 Halfpipe	?		226 g
SRAM	ESP 7.0 long	2002		260 g		w/ inner wires
SRAM	ESP 7.0 Shorty	2001		155 g		year unclear but yellow logos, ca. 175 g w/ uncut inner cables
SRAM	ESP 9.0	2002		212 g		incl. uncut inner cables, 9 speed for SRAM rear der.
SRAM	ESP 9.0 Amy Shorty	2003		158 g		3x9 speed, w/out cables, w/ Amy grip cover (only available in the US)
SRAM	ESP 9.0 short	2001		176 g
SRAM	ESP 9.0 SL	1999		155 g
SRAM	ESP 9.0 SL	1999		156 g		3x8 speed, left 76 g, right 80 g
SRAM	ESP 9.0 SL 8 speed	1998		166 g
SRAM	ESP 9.0 SL long	2002		252 g		w/ inner wires
SRAM	ESP 9.0 SL SRS	?		226 g
SRAM	Plasma	?		152 g
SRAM	Quarz	1999		58 g		9s rear shifter only
SRAM	Rocket Half Pipe 9 speed	2001		194 g		Shimano compatible
SRAM	Rocket Shorty	2004		186 g		3x9-speed, w/out cables (+28 g)
SRAM	Rocket Shorty 9 speed	2002		212 g		incl. inner cables (uncut)
SRAM	Rocket Triggers	2004	262 g	265 g	+1,15%	pair, w/out cables
SRAM	Shorty 9 sp	2001		181 g
SRAM	SRT 400	1994		127 g
SRAM	SRT 800 X-Ray	1995		119 g		8 speed, w/ 2 Al and 2 Ti Bolts + some grease, w/out cables
SRAM	TT	2008	138 g	141 g	+2,17%	pair, only compatible with SRAM road drivetrain
SRAM	X.0 shorty	2002		199 g		3x9 speed, incl. Teflon coated cables
SRAM	X.0 shorty	2003		206 g		w/ cables, averaged (202/210), w/out cables = 174 g
SRAM	X.0 shorty	2003	171 g	175 g	+2,34%	w/out cables
SRAM	X.0 shorty	2004		197.5 g		w/ cables, averaged (196/199)
SRAM	X.7 Trigger	2004		298 g		pair, w/ inner cables (stock)
SRAM	X.7 Trigger	2004	260 g	266 g	+2,31%	pair, w/out inner cables
SRAM	X.7 Trigger	2005	260 g	253 g	−2,69%	pair, w/out inner cables
SRAM	X.7 Trigger (rear)	2004		136 g		rear/right only, excl. cable
SRAM	X.7 Twist Shifters	2004		196 g		w/ full length cables
SRAM	X.9 Trigger	2004	262 g	292 g	+11,45%	pair, incl. full length cables
SRAM	X.9 Trigger	2005		252 g		excl. inner cables (stock), left/right: 127/125 g
SRAM	X.9 Trigger (rear)	2004		133 g		rear/right only, excl. cable
SRAM	X.9 Twist shifters	2004		294.5 g		w/ cables, claimed 260 g w/out cables, averaged (293/296)
SRAM	X.O shorty	2004		170 g		w/out cables
SRAM	X.O Trigger	2006		224 g		pair, w/out cables
SRAM	X.O Twist shifters (tuned)	2005		170 g		w/ Aluminium clamp bolts
Suntour	XC pro (8 speed)	1995		151 g		averaged (150/152)
Suntour	XC-Pro/-Comp/-Expert	?		144 g