8 speed shimano mountain bike shifter

[roadrash]

As title says, I'm looking for an old school mountain bike shifter, 8 speed similar to this..

let me know what you got

 

[Hugh Manatee]

Did they make an 8 speed thumb shifter? I have vague memories of a small company making something that created a shifter with more clicks.
It could be you want the classic XT 7 speed shifters. They had a hidden click that allowed for an eight speed cassette.
Like these:

 

[roadrash]

im not sure actually, i just presumed they did, need them to replace grip shift on the trike, cant get on with them

 

[Hugh Manatee]

Gulp:

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/gear-shifters/shimano-ultegra-78-speed-thumbshifter-set/

The MTB type ones appear on Retrobike fairly regularly.

 

[roadrash]

How much

 

[roadrash]

I was initially going to use trigger shifters like these..


but the way my hands are on the bars they would be the wrong way round , my palms face forward,
..

 

[ChrisEyles]

Would friction shifting be any good? Or indexed bar end shifters?

 

[roadrash]

friction shift may well do, new bar end shifters are a bit pricey for me at the minute