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23-09.-2003, 06:27 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 1
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searching for a good rear derailer
This weekend i joined a mountainbike tour and i wrecked my rear derailer a shimano LX.
I was never realy happy with it and now after 9 months it has died and gone to heaven. I m looking for something new, wich is a lot better, like the new XTR (but those controls?) or Sram?? |
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23-09.-2003, 08:58 AM
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Community Team
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: USA
Posts: 291
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Re: searching for a good rear derailer
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I just bought a sram x.0. I'll let you know how it is. |
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23-09.-2003, 09:53 AM
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Mullet hunter
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oregon
Posts: 595
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I have been running SRAMs for a couple of years and they are pretty good. I have used the 9.0sl and 7.0. Currently I am on my second 9.0sl. It's a pretty quick and light shifter. Your choice of derailleur will of course be somewhat narrowed by what shifters you have. There is absolutley nothing wrong with XT stuff as well. I ran them for years and years prior to switching to SRAMs and twisters. Have fun.
K. |
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24-09.-2003, 02:15 AM
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Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Vernon, CT
Posts: 66
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Be careful if you are getting an XTR deraileur not to get a "rapid-rise" one. They won't work with your current shifters. XTs are almost as good, at half the price.
-percious |
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01-10.-2003, 09:58 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 1
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This is not true. I have replaced my XT rear with the new rapid rise XTR derailleur and it works fine. All shimano 9 speed rapid fire shifters will work with rapid rise derailleur's. |
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01-10.-2003, 09:31 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Cape Town
Posts: 457
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XT works well and is cost-effective.
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04-10.-2003, 09:30 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 6
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Re: searching for a good rear derailer
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Hey Mate, I am not sure if you are made of money, but that's what you have to be to afford the new XTR buddy!!! Whooheee its expensive, Australian dollars, i think it is like 800-1000 for the shifter/brake unit alone!!!! Thats only one shifter, and not even the derailleur!!! But, my recommendation on a good value groupset is by far Shimano Deore. These puppies are great value (cant remember price, we are talking 100-200 AUS Dollars i think), they shift well, they are black and they can take some abuse. The body of it is metal, and mine has been knocked about quite a bit, i even managed to crush the barrel adjuster, but got it retapped and its still going!! And best of all, when they die you dont have to take a 2nd mortgage on the house to get a new one. Happy riding! Cheers, Ken |
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06-10.-2003, 01:33 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Norfolk, VA
Posts: 149
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Stick with 8 speed XT or XTR....a WHOLE lot cheaper, and a great deal more dependable than the current 9 speed caca.
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