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Shimano Deore Shifter
Product DescriptionGreat value on 9 speed compatible shifters from Shimano.
User Reviews
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Aaron Date Reviewed: September 18, 2012 Strengths: Inexpensive, thumb paddle works well, good ergonomics Weaknesses: finger trigger...see summary Bottom Line: 
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Jamesbrown
a Cross Country Rider
from Gold Coast Date Reviewed: June 11, 2011 Strengths: Strong, functional, cost effective. Weaknesses: Nil Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mt Coot-tha Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: Alivio, Altus, SRAM X.5 Bike Setup: Avanti Aggressor 2 
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M.C.
a Cross Country Rider
from wall, nj, usa Date Reviewed: May 31, 2011 Strengths: inexpensive, precise Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Allaire Park Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $15.00 Purchased At: eBay Similar Products Used: shimano lx shifters Bike Setup: Kona garbanzo four, rd m770 rear derailleur, lx front derailleur
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GTIdrive
a Cross Country Rider
from Swindon, Wiltshire Date Reviewed: January 8, 2011 Strengths: Great action, quick to change. Weaknesses: Lots of wear and tear, difficult to tune/ adjust. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $70.00 Purchased At: Private Sale Similar Products Used: Shimano Deore xt Bike Setup: GT IDrive XCR5 w/ Hayes nine brakes all round + Shimano deore mega 9 gears front and rear.
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Galen
a Weekend Warrior
from Cordova, AK, US Date Reviewed: May 29, 2010 Strengths: Held up for over 5 years of nearly constant year round riding around coastal Alaska. Weaknesses: Nothing really Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: Whiskey Ridge Tradin Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: 05 Kona Cinder Cone
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hellvin
a Weekend Warrior
from singapore Date Reviewed: September 29, 2008 Strengths: Decent looking, Shifts quite well, Weaknesses: Havnt reali experienced one Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: none Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: Various shimano shifters and cheap sram revos XTR Bike Setup: 08 GT Avalanche 1.0 D
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dean c
a Cross Country Rider
from weymouth, ma, us Date Reviewed: April 23, 2008 Strengths: smooth shifting. designed to be out of the way. Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: wompatuck higham, ma Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: western preformance Similar Products Used: altus pods, grip shift Bike Setup: altus / acera deraillers 
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Jonathan
a Weekend Warrior
from NYC, NY, USA Date Reviewed: November 11, 2007 Strengths: Afordable comes stock on a lot of bikes Weaknesses: Cheap and weak mine broke after 6 months with out any crashes to explain the breakage Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: in NYC? fuggettaboutit Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $60.00 Purchased At: Renaissance Cycles Similar Products Used: Alivio, Deore Bike Setup: 2004 Jamis xlt Drop off fork maxis minion tires
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Camel
a Downhiller
from CA, FL Date Reviewed: November 10, 2006 Strengths: Still shifting fine after 4 years of abuse. So very intuitive and comfortable (for me). Weaknesses: All the plastic around it is not very durable. In fact, the gear indicators and bottom caps have busted off mine due to crashes, but it has not affected performance at all. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: IC Bikes Similar Products Used: Worked in a bike shop, so I could try many bikes. Bike Setup: Freeride/ All Mountain
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Dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Gardner MA USA Date Reviewed: July 19, 2006 Strengths: Cheap, work well in almost any condition(for a little while anyway), great start for a cheap 27 speed build Weaknesses: I took a spill in some mud and the right side optical gear display stops working every now and then, still shifts tho. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: LSF, MA Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $25.00 Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: Shimano Alivio Bike Setup: 02 Kona Bear
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Josiah
a Weekend Warrior
from Wheaton, IL, USA Date Reviewed: July 7, 2006 Strengths: shift well when in tune w/ the ders. Weaknesses: don't shift well when not in tune w/ der. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: On bike at Performance bike and eBay.com Similar Products Used: none really i had a bad experience w/ gripshifts (pain in the buttocks don't buy unless they are really nice ones... actually don't buy gripshifts at all Bike Setup: stock on a GT Avalanche 1.0 (2006) and a Giant Iguana (2002) 
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Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Quebec City, Canada Date Reviewed: May 21, 2006 Strengths: Always shifts no matter the conditions Simple and easy to fix mecanism Weaknesses: The bottom lever can break Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mont-St-anne Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: Came with my bike Similar Products Used: Shimano SIS, Altus, XT Bike Setup: Haro X1 2004
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Nick
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney Date Reviewed: November 5, 2005 Strengths: These are virtually unbreakable!!! Shifts easily and does everything its ment to!!! Weaknesses: Breaks on really hard impacts, you cannot fit your finger under the trigger. Hard to get used to after riding Acera shifters. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The Great North Walk Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: OEM Similar Products Used: Shimano Acera Rapid Fire shifters. Bike Setup: Norco Bigfoot stock
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steve
a Weekend Warrior
from michigan Date Reviewed: October 7, 2005 Strengths: good shifting with a good der. tough last a long time. Weaknesses: depending on the ders acourse it acts better or worse. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: single tracks Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: came with bike Similar Products Used: stx Bike Setup: gt 2004 gt i-drive all xt,chris king head set,sun rhyno lite with shimano 756 wheels,titec hell raiser bars,race face stem,shock theray floating brake and hanger,terry fly cromo saddle,jucy 7's 6" brakes,reba fork, fox rp3 shock
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Solarburn
a Cross Country Rider
from Bonney Lake, Wa. Date Reviewed: October 1, 2005 Strengths: They are pretty tough shifters. Cheaper and just as effective as any offering. Weaknesses: Left indicator stops working. Still shifts though. I run 2 rings, not a big deal. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Below her navel Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $30.00 Purchased At: Jensonusa.com Similar Products Used: LX, Alivio and higher end ones when I demo bikes. Bike Setup: I got these shifters on a freeride bike and a xc bike.
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