The hardest part about those damn paddles is being patient while you are trying not to break the clips that hold the pins into the paddles. Just apply pressure with one hand, and use a small flathead screwdriver to pry the plastic clips back one at a time. Would probably be really easy with 2 people. One pushing on the end of the pin while the other uses a screwdriver in each hand to pry both the clips at once. Well, not like I will have to ever do it again, thankfully lol. Having to shift used to be a pain with the original shifters, now I don't know how I lived without them. The S2T shifters are awesome:thumbup::thumbup: for a great product.