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Wveddy
a Weekend Warrior
from NCDate Reviewed: January 6, 2012
Strengths: I have been a long time fan of XT thumb shifters. I started with 7sp thumb shifters, moved to 8sp trigger and on up the chain. I love the dual shift function. Shifting up and down with your thumb only is just plain awesome. It makes shifting easier and keeps your index finger available for braking. The shifting is smoothing and precise. The setup on this shifter is probably the easieist i have ever done. they dial in quick and have required little adjustment after intiial cable stretch. The direct cable routing on the XT rear derailer is way easier than monkeying with the big loop type setup. Cleaner too.Weaknesses: I have noticed a little friction in the shifter itself on my second set of these. I also have slack in the cable when it is in the smallest cog. the cable hangs loose. But it shifts perfect. this is only on my second bike, so it might just be the setup and cable routing unique to the that bike.Bottom Line: I love these shifters. it just feels more natural to just use your thumb to shift. They are smooth and have been delivering conistent shifts. I liked them so much, i bought a second set for my hardtail. the action is good, and the multiple downshift is great. very easy to dumb 3 gears for that unexpected little riser. The new XT 10sp system in gerenal is great. I love the gear ratio on a 1x10 setup. It just works and makes riding simple. There is way less fine tuning required to dial in the shifting. I just replaced a cable and i seriouly had to make 2 adjustments on the shifter after tightening the cable. Once it is aligned, it just works flawlessly.
Favorite Trail: Moores Spring
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$75.00
Purchased At: Chain Reaction
Similar Products Used: LX, Older XT
Bike Setup: Turner Flux set up as a 1x10 with RFace Cranks, XT cassette, chain, derailer and shifter.
Fat Chance Yo Eddy set up as a 1x10 with Rface Cranks, XT cassette, chain, derailer and shifter.
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ryguy135
a Racer
from Derby, KsDate Reviewed: May 13, 2011
Strengths: Shift with thumb only, clean shifts, 450 miles and only one adjustment neededWeaknesses: Cant multi-release, only multi-pullBottom Line: Great shifters. Clean crisp shifts both sides up and down. Ergonomics could be a little better- the pull lever on both sides seems a little too long to me. Wish it could multirelease like XTRs. Overall, great performance though. Never used the indicators so I can't speak for them. Have 450 miles on the bike and both derailleurs have only needed one minor tweak each, not bad!
Favorite Trail: Thunderbird State park OK
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$120.00
Purchased At: Build Kit
Similar Products Used: Older LX, XTR
Bike Setup: 2008 Orbea Alma 29er
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