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Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Durham, CT, USADate Reviewed: July 22, 2011
Strengths: Cheap
Reliable performanceWeaknesses: takes a lot to engage them
Not efficent on technical trails
Made of flimsy plasticBottom Line: Came stock on the bike.. Decent quility for the price, but just not for technical trails. I can see them being used on road bikes a lot more effectively because they were reliable but it took a lot of motion for them to shift (too much for a MTB).
Favorite Trail: Millers Pond
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: bike barn
Bike Setup: 2010 GT Outpost
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DIRTY DUCK
a Cross Country Rider
from Tampa, FloridaDate Reviewed: January 23, 2011
Strengths: Cheap
Dependable
Shifts well
Easy to set up
Comes with cables and housings !!!!!!!Weaknesses: None for a product IN THIS PRICE RANGEBottom Line: If your looking for high performance, smooth as silk, heavy duty, beat the crap out of them shifters for your $3500 bike - these ain't them. If your looking for a commuter, paved bike path, very light trail shifter for you $300 bike - these are it. I am very pleased with the performance of these. I have had no problems with them. They shift very smooth for a low end shifter. They are no where near the quality or performance of a X-7 shifter but neither is the price. These are great shifters for someone looking to upgrade a low end bike and not spend alot. In terms of performance and price-these are excellent. Also, these come with a complete set of brake/shifter cables and housings-What a deal!!!!
Favorite Trail: ????????????
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At: Jenso
Bike Setup: Old Fuji Sunfire for paved bike paths and light trails.
These shifters, LX derailleurs, Maxxis Xenith tires.
(Three other bikes for XC, AM, Road)
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$nap$hot
a Cross Country Rider
from TexasDate Reviewed: May 31, 2010
Strengths: Easy to take off and replace with better shifters.Weaknesses: Look cheap, feel cheap, flimsy plastic.Bottom Line: If these came on your bike and if your bike sees only pavement, you could leave these on and be fine. They shift decent, but there is a lot of travel before they engage. The Deore rear derailleur that came stock on my bike caused more shifting problems than these shifters did. I would junk pile these simply because of the brake levers. I'm not a big fan of the integrated shifter/brake anyway, but these are horrible. It must be the pull angle, but you have to squeeze the levers hard to stop. An hour on a trail, and you want to cut your hands off. I replaced this shifter/lever combo with SRAM X.4 shifters and Alivio brake levers (cheap from parts bin at LBS), and now my brakes are so smooth they almost feel like hydraulics.
4 for value because they're cheap and they work. 2 overall because there's MUCH better stuff out there.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: Stock with bike
Similar Products Used: SRAM X.4
Bike Setup: Fisher Wahoo Disc. X.7 rear derailleur, stock Alivio front, X.4 shifters, Alivio brake levers from the spare parts bin at my LBS, Motoraptor 2.24 up front, Kenda Excavator 2.35 in the back.
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