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Avid Rollamajig Extras
Product DescriptionAvid Rollamajig
User Reviews
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jakob
a Weekend Warrior
from vic,bc,can Date Reviewed: August 22, 2011 Strengths: simple, it works, cheap Weaknesses: none yet but its too early to judge durability Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: dunno Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $8.00 Purchased At: crc Similar Products Used: the original alloy unit Bike Setup: street machine;1992 Rocky Team Comp tange ultralight tubing,1 1/8" Gatorskins,XTR rear derailleur,DX thumbies,TB project 2 fork 
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Stratocaster
a Cross Country Rider
from Hopatcong, NJ, USA Date Reviewed: November 24, 2010 Strengths: - Weaknesses: The piece that goes into the derailleur. It broke. Plastic and not strong. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $20.00 Similar Products Used: Cables Bike Setup: S-Works Stumpjumper.
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gear freak
a Weekend Warrior
from hyde park, ma Date Reviewed: September 26, 2010 Strengths: if you are having sluggish shifting this may very well fix it. many years ago i built a bike for a woman installing early shimano handlebar end derailleur controls. she used a handlebar bag & i thought the best way was to route the shift cables under the tape to the stem. the shifting was bzrely ok. the following year the rollamajig came out, i installed that & it now shifts fine. Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: vehicular road cyclist Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $7.00 Purchased At: do not remember Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: two road touring bikes
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Dave S
a Weekend Warrior
from Franklin, NH, USA Date Reviewed: April 28, 2008 Strengths: Easy to set up. Works incredibly well. Seems sturdy. Simple. Weaknesses: Absolutely none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Winnepesaukee River Trail Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $7.00 Purchased At: Price Point Similar Products Used: N/A Bike Setup: Elderly Mongoose updated with Shimano SLM-C20 24-speed pods. Running rebuilt STX-RC rear derailleur and NOS STX-RC hubs, crankset, and front derailleur.  
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Huh?
a Racer
from All over the West Coast Date Reviewed: April 22, 2008 Strengths: Removes large section of housing. May help improve poor rear derailleur performance. Fairly cheep fix for something as vexing as poor shifting. I got mine for free, but would have freely gambled $20 back in my Top Ramin days to make my bike work. Weaknesses: The new plastic ones need to have their pulley bolt threads loc-tited(DIY). Some people have had their cable slip out of the shallower groove on the pulley of the old aluminum ones (probably a symptom of a loose cable while in the lowest gear). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: My Happy Trail Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: Freebie from sales rep Similar Products Used: Very long lengths of housing. I haven't tried the V-Brake noodle, but that sounds like a good solution too. Bike Setup: '94 stumpy M2FS: with Rollamajig (bike donated to friend after 10 yrs of abuse), '05 Stumpy FSR: with ridiculously long piece of housing for rear derailleur.
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pete
a Cross Country Rider
from swindon, wilts, uk Date Reviewed: February 19, 2008 Strengths: Stops muck slowing you down. Weaknesses: Ice! Ride through shallow rivers on a really cold day and the exposed wheel may freeze. i've only had it happen once, but worth mentioning if you live in norway!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anything big and rocky Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: wolly hat shop Similar Products Used: There arn't any but tried lots of differint cables and lubes, even uprated my mechs internal spring (which works a bit, just making shifting a bit heavier). Bike Setup: Custom kenesis frame, xt shiftin, xtr cables, magura discs and forks (bomb proof!), mavic rims, panaracer rubber.
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Alexander
a Weekend Warrior
from Haaksbergen Date Reviewed: November 27, 2007 Strengths: it works! I had cut the derraileur cable to short and had al sorts of shifting problems. I installed the rollamajig and the problems disapeared. Shifting is faster en lighter than ever before. Installed on a 2007 XT derailieur Weaknesses: none so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $9.00 Purchased At: lbs Similar Products Used: none
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Eric
a Cross Country Rider
from Irvine, CA Date Reviewed: July 23, 2007 Strengths: I have to say, the previous reviewer is completely uninformed about this product and about bike setup. The Rollamajig works great to reduce friction in your cable and allows the cable to be much dirtier before it needs to be cleaned or replaced or your derailler adjusted. Does the previous reviewer realize that all SRAM dereaillers are designed using a similar method as the Rollamajig and they are known as excellent shifting deraillers? Everyone I know that has used the Rollamajig has been happy with it. Weaknesses: None that I can see. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $10.00 Purchased At: The Path
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Bill Miller
a Cross Country Rider
from Pensacola FL Date Reviewed: June 4, 2007 Strengths: Good money maker for an LBS to add onto your bill. Weaknesses: Causes uncommanded shifting back and forth between two gears. Anywhere from about two to 20 times a minute. I am not kidding. VERY bad. Worse in the middle of the cassette than the large or small gears. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $25.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: N/A Bike Setup: Fisher
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Joel
a Cross Country Rider
from Kendall Park, NJ Date Reviewed: April 23, 2007 Strengths: Makes shifting much smoother. Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Canal road Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $10.00 Purchased At: Halters Cycle Bike Setup: Recumbent trike with XT rear Derailleur and Dura Ace bar end shifter in index mode. 
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Nik Graham
a Weekend Warrior
from Scotland Date Reviewed: April 4, 2007 Strengths: Shifting feels lighter and crisper when you first install it Weaknesses: Exposes your gear cable at one of it's most critical and vulnerable points (think about all those big rubber frilly things Shimano have tried putting around your cables here to protect them) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: Can't remember Similar Products Used: No Rollamajig Bike Setup: Me rollamajig was on my old School Steel Hardtail, '99 Rock Shox Judy XC, LX/XT mix, Hope Mono Mini on the front, and X-Lite bits here and there
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Lance Armstrong
from Paris Date Reviewed: January 21, 2007 Strengths: Shortens cable length Improves performance without weight penalty Weaknesses: Little ball can go rolling into oblivion if you accidentally drop it Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: None Bike Setup: Pacific
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Lance Armstrong
from Paris Date Reviewed: January 21, 2007 Strengths: Shortens cable length Improves performance without weight penalty Weaknesses: Little ball can go rolling into oblivion if you accidentally drop it Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: None Bike Setup: Pacific
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smokey strodtman
a Cross Country Rider
from Gilliam, MO USA Date Reviewed: August 6, 2006 Strengths: Smoother, more consistent shifts. Very inexpensive. Weaknesses: None. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Rock Bridge State Park, Landahl Trail Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $8.00 Purchased At: performancebike.com Similar Products Used: None. Bike Setup: Lemond Poprad cyclocross bike set up for road and light trail riding with Shimano Deore rear derailleur, 12-32 8spd cassette, and Shimano Sora STI shifters.
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Bernie Resch
a Cross Country Rider
from Reading, PA Date Reviewed: March 29, 2006 Strengths: easy to install, works great, cheap Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Blue Marsh Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $8.00 Purchased At: beyondbike Bike Setup: Carbon Fully with XT, Hope, Thompson, Roox
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