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Aches-
Yeah it's the taking hands off handlebars and reaching down that's the problem, she's not a super confident cyclist.
Embarrassingly (for me) we got some shitty hire bikes last year that had grip shift and Mrs TM loved the shifters so much I got her a gripshift to fit.... whatever makes her happy and gets her out on her bike!
TM
The ones on there are friction.