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Shimano Alivio Rapidfire STI shifter Shifter
Product DescriptionShimano Alivio Rapidifre STI shifter
User Reviews
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Ron LaGro Date Reviewed: October 12, 2012 Strengths: It looks pretty and has the Shimano name printed on it. Weaknesses: Poor design, does not perform in the field, on the road or anywhere outside of the showroom. Bottom Line: 
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TimBaldwin
a Cross Country Rider
from Maine Date Reviewed: December 24, 2010 Strengths: good alloy mount, adjustable barrels, precise upshifts Weaknesses: fails to engage ratchet for downshifts Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $30.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Altus 7-sp Rapidfire, STX-RC 8-sp Rapidfire Bike Setup: 1992 Exage 500-LX derailer (replaced with 2008-ish Altus)  
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Andrew
a Downhiller
from Canada Date Reviewed: May 14, 2007 Strengths: didnt break when i fliped, there black Weaknesses: slipers lever, brakes are atatched to the shifter Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: came on bike Bike Setup: 06 khs dj50, rynolyte, kenda, tioga, zocchi drop off triple (nothing stock)
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John
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: February 12, 2007 Strengths: Just as good as the Shimano Alivio Brake Levers. Weaknesses: The screw head stripped when installing a new handlebar. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: Stock on my 1996 GT Ricochet - D'Ornellas Bike Shop Similar Products Used: Shimano Tourney Thumb shifters on a 1994 Raleigh Matterhorn, Shimano replacement shifters after the Alivio's broke & Shimano Deore LX currently on my 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk. Bike Setup: 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk.
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hrvoje
a Cross Country Rider
from zagreb,croatia Date Reviewed: January 28, 2007 Strengths: hmmm...very tough to say Weaknesses: Cheapest plastic,they really dont work if you want them to do anything wright Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: woods Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: markoprojekt Similar Products Used: Sram sx5 Bike Setup: norco rival 06
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Saber Haghvirdy
a Weekend Warrior
from Iran / Tehran Date Reviewed: January 18, 2007 Strengths: Works well with shimano 8sp components - last long under harsh conditions and a billion times of gear change . Weaknesses: Dont open the bottob cap or meddle with it or all the parts will become loose and will not operate properly. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Shafaq 3 Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: came on bike Similar Products Used: Deore Bike Setup: Kona Stinky
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Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from BC, Canada Date Reviewed: November 8, 2006 Strengths: cheap Weaknesses: Doesn't last, sometimes doesn't catch. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Any Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: came with bike Similar Products Used: Acera, but the Acera dual-control set is much more reliable and has lasted much longer (suprisingly?). Bike Setup: 1999 Kona Blast
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Erik
a Cross Country Rider
from Texas Date Reviewed: July 2, 2006 Strengths: Lasts, works well, gets the job done for the money. Weaknesses: Doesn't shift exactly on some gears. Shimano wears away. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Came with Bike Similar Products Used: Worse ones Bike Setup: Bruiser 3 cracked frame.
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matt J
a Weekend Warrior
from hansville Date Reviewed: February 27, 2006 Strengths: they lasted a kinda long time, almost 2 years but nothing special, they sit under the bars so when you lay the bike on it's back it doesn't hit the ground like a deore shifter (my right side shifter) Weaknesses: well,,, they fall apart, the shifting sucks and requires more pressure than say most shifters i've tried, feels whimpy and soon enough becomes whimpy and falls apart like my schizophrenic couzin. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: stottlemeyer trails but they need fixing Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: classic cycle (everythings crap) Similar Products Used: i don't know, like alot of stuff, most better, some worse. Bike Setup: versus blitz 6" travel, fox dhx 5.0, fox vanilla RLC, thomson stem x4 and seatpost elite, sun rhyno lite XL rims and shimano XT hubs, race face evolve DH x-type, crap pedals, deore derailleur and alivio front derailleur nothing special there, easton ea-70 31.8 bar, fsa orbit z headset, sram chain and cassette, T.H.E DH saddle, avid juicy 5 discus brakeus, michelin hot s tires, a black round tube you pump air into to inflate your tires and some metal cables,
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Todd
a Downhiller
from west linn, oregon Date Reviewed: January 18, 2006 Strengths: pretty simple, wont break like deore,lx, XT will if you fall. its because the shifter sits on the bottem of your bars, instead of the top. good feel. Weaknesses: a little chunky Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anything Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: River City bikes Similar Products Used: deore, XTR, Sram X.0 Bike Setup: 2004 P.2 with a kingpin
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Rex Tse
a Cross Country Rider
from SAn Francisco, CA Date Reviewed: July 7, 2005 Strengths: Well.... maybe it's the easiest thing you can get if you're using 8 speed. Weaknesses: heavy, can't seal from dirt. After 9 months of riding the trigger don't bound back once you pushed it. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Marin Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Come with bike Similar Products Used: non
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sam
from Madison, WI, US Date Reviewed: August 24, 2004 Strengths: easy to use. don't fall apart when im doing stair gaps. Weaknesses: heavy (not like i care). ugly (not like i care). sometimes the lever the lever that your index finger pulls gets in the way when you want to pull the brakes (that can be easily solved by just moving it over a little) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: the quarry Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: budget bike shop Similar Products Used: stock crap Bike Setup: heavily customized giant warp.
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Joel
a Downhiller
from Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada Date Reviewed: June 29, 2004 Strengths: Nothing Weaknesses: Everything Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anything on the shore Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: Maple Ridge Cycle Bike Setup: 2004 Norco Rampage, rear 26" double track, double e backplate, deore rear derileur. 
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Brad
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, WA Date Reviewed: June 13, 2004 Strengths: -Look Cool -Work well -Cheap -Nicest 8 speed shifter in shimano's 04 line Weaknesses: -Heavy (not that I care, but you might) -I broke it Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: XT, XTR, LX, Deore, X.7 trigger, Gripshift Bike Setup: Cannondale Chase, upgraded, but stock drive train
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Jake Andrew
a Weekend Warrior
from Fredericton Canada Date Reviewed: May 16, 2004 Strengths: they shift amazing, and you can downshift 4 at once, look pretty sweet Weaknesses: kinda in the way when you are holding onto the grips, but i just moved it down the bar. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: too many to chose... Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $30.00 Purchased At: with bike Similar Products Used: deore Bike Setup: specialized p.2 mainly stock
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