gear levers

Manual transmission sticks

Gear levers are the handles or sticks used to change gears in a vehicle or machine.

In cars with manual transmission, the gear lever (or gearstick, gear shift) selects which gear engages with the engine: She moved the gear lever into reverse.

Bicycles have gear levers on the handlebars to shift between sprockets.

Related

stick · H-pattern · manuals · clutch · mechanism · sequential · gearbox · selector · tactile feedback · hand · shift knob · push · pull · knob · pivot point · racing · heel toe · park

Opposites
transmission control method

gear leversautomatic transmission

Self-changing vehicle gears

CVT · paddle shifters · tiptronic · torque converter · drive-by-wire

driver input requirement

gear leversautomatic mode

Self-regulating operational state

driver engagement level

gear leversautomatic

Operating without intervention

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G