Submitted by
Danny G
a Cross Country Rider
from Keller, TX , USA Date Reviewed: June 12, 2007
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Precise shifts, 1:1 ratio (take that Shimano), light, easy install and dial-in.
Weaknesses:
Half-pipe grip makes for accidental shifts, especially when landing jumps and rock hits.
Similar Products Used:
Sram XO, Sram X-9
Bike Setup:
Kona King Kikapu F/S, Marzocchi Z1 Superfly, XO rear, Raceface Turbine, XY seatpost, Paul Motolite V's w/love levers, Raceface system, Mavic crosss-ride, Fox rear air, Easton Monkeylite, Crank bros egg beaters.
Bottom Line:
Buy Sram, skip the half-pipe.
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Submitted by
Bygdaug
a Weekend Warrior
from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Date Reviewed: August 31, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Minaki,Ontario
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
www.Gords.com
Strengths:
Luv em. Never felt as confident on steep, technical, long climbs as I do now! Very quick and deliberate shifting, man these are the best...I am a fan. From15/16 to 10/11 in no time at all. Perfect for Canadian Shield type riding.
Weaknesses:
Possibly the actual grip itself. Gonna have to wait and see how comfy they are when they a little worn.
Similar Products Used:
Nothing similiar...
Bike Setup:
Stumpjumper FSR xc full suspension, disc and Physlo u turn sl
Bottom Line:
I was so fed up with my XT shifters allways having to be adjusted and then 1/2 an hour into an epic ride my chain would be bouncing around like it had a mind of its own. I don't care to count how many times under load my freakin chain would fail. No stopping now!
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Submitted by
Arjen
a Racer
from Leiden "Netherlands" Date Reviewed: May 25, 2003
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
Tom Schouten "den haag"Netherlands
Strengths:
accured and lightweight You can hold on to your handle bar for the hardest parts of the ride, while you change your gears!
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
xt shifters
Bike Setup:
9.0 / XT
Bottom Line:
Superb
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Submitted by
Taylor Lyne
a Racer
from Chester, Virginia Date Reviewed: April 15, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Pocahontas
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
na
Strengths:
Fast and Accurate
Weaknesses:
Looks Cheep
Similar Products Used:
Xt shifters, 9.0,9.0sl short
Bike Setup:
Ellsworth and Cannodale with all the trimmings.
Bottom Line:
When I am racing my hands are locked on the bars. Allows me to be more aggressive in my riding style. These Rock Very smooth.
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Submitted by
Chris Price
a Weekend Warrior
from Truro Date Reviewed: March 8, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Wentworth
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Purchased At:
Won them at a race
Strengths:
Light, easy to service, works super nice, and great for those of us who have perminitly damaged their thumbs and can't use rapid fire.
Weaknesses:
I'm not a big fan of the red grips but I can live with it. The rear derailler really sucks, I have owned better SIS deraillers. The plastic part keeps snapping into, and when that dumb metal thingy that lays agenst you hanger bends from just shifting! If only you could use Shimano deraillers the world would be a better place.
Similar Products Used:
Deore LX, XT and STX RC
Bike Setup:
Klein Attatude Race (Aztek Gold)with mars elite and other nice stuff. Weighs 24.9lbs
Bottom Line:
Nice
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Submitted by
Wangalish
a Downhiller
from CANADA Date Reviewed: November 23, 2001
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
Calgary
Strengths:
Shifts well and fast. No worries when approaching a hill, just crank it and your in the gear you want.
Weaknesses:
Half the grip. I was always shifting when I didn't want to. My hands and arms are shorter than a guys and found anytime I was bumped around I would shift gears at the same time. One time I hit a big rut, it thru my arm forward which shifted all my gears to easy and my body went flying forward and I hit my pelvis on my stem. It was at that point where I gave up on these stupid half-pipe's.
Similar Products Used:
Nothing, nobody else would make a shifter that took 3/4 of the grip. Sram should just make Shorty's.
Bike Setup:
Norco Drop
Bottom Line:
Shifting is great...especially when you're doing it all the time whether you want to or not. Unless you are gigantor and have mammoth hands and arms, don't use the half-pipes. If you are smaller you really have to force yourself to keep your arms wide so you can hold onto plain grip to avoid unwanted shifting.
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Submitted by
Scott Clements
a Racer
from Tasmania Date Reviewed: November 15, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Nationals Track, Mt Wellington
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Lighter than XTR, cool looking white, a posetive 'click' shifting to high or low gears. Never gets cloged up, XTR Rival consistency. (Better). You can feel what goes on in relation to where the chain is on the cogs, not just hoping for the best (Rapidfire). Can be fully serviced. You wont mis-shift unlike many reviews!!! No need to go to shorty, half pipe rocks, cos you can shift anytime.
Weaknesses:
None...Ooh, not enough around!!!
Similar Products Used:
Nothing...
Bike Setup:
Ironhorse Vice, XT/9.0sl. Manitou Mars Elite, Cane Creek Thudbuster and Headset. Hayes Hydro's.
Bottom Line:
These shifters are awsome. I was unsure at first compared to rapid fire, but these little units are lighter, shift as good if not better, are way stronger and more reliable, and have way less parts than rapidfire. You can also shift from 44-12 to 22-34 in a matter of one twist, not 10 clicks. Ooh, and Cadel uses them.
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