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Submitted by
Jim
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tiger Mtn | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | works very well
easy to install | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | XTR rapid rise rear der. | | Bottom Line: | One more little piece to add to keep my der shifting flawlessy! I really like this little gadget. At $10 its a little expensive, but I found mine in a box of misc. parts at the bike shop for 50 cents | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J Laflamme
a Cross-Country Rider
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: March 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
all of them | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Works
simple
cheap | | Weaknesses: |
setup can take a while
Won't work on brake cable
expendable | | Similar Products Used: |
none | | Bike Setup: |
Klein Mantra
Fox Vanilla
STX-RC shifter pods
XT derailleur | | Bottom Line: | After explaining the problem of dirt in the undertube cables of my mantra. A certain Sram rep suggested I try these. Installation is fairly simple, but I can see some people complaining. Feeding a cable into the 'hook' (the part that seals the cable) is no piece of cake. If you have large fingers it's a bit of a challenge. Once that is on the rest is easy. Simply assemble the rest and connect the cable. While the instructions say to push it all the way back while in the small cog, I found that it was better to leave a bit of room, say 90% all the way back. Hint: look at the cable and thread it on, it goes on much easier.The performance of this is great. Given the degree of tightness that the hook has on the cable, nothing is getting in. And the exposed cable doesn't move in or out. The bellows allow the seal to shift, and since the hook moves with the cable dirt can't work into the cable. With the spring thaw, everything has been wet and these things work great. While the seals are covered in mud there is ZERO in the housing.I wish they had one for brake cable. Unfortunately this wont work on a rear brake cable because the parts are plastic and would be crushed between the brake housing and cable stop.Sram builds great stuff by virtue of the K.I.S.S principle
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