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Shimano 2000 Deore LX Component Group
Product DescriptionMega-9 Lever Set, 9-Speed Cassette Sprockets, Rear Derailleur, Top-Swing Front Derailleur, Hollowtech Crankset, Cartridge Bottom Bracket, V-Brakes, Hubs, 9-Speed Chain, SPD Off-Road Pedal
User Reviews
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aaron
a Cross Country Rider
from Australia Date Reviewed: August 13, 2008 Strengths: small chain ring has not broken...yet Weaknesses: Front Dérailleur never shifted smoothly, and bolt never kept tension. Casette wore out in 12 months, middle chain ring had 1 tooth snapped and both the big and middle chain rings have major buckles. Chain wore out in very little time. Breaking power is weak compared to avid juicy 3 and 5. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1500.00 Purchased At: melbourne cycles Similar Products Used: Sram x.9 group, avid juicy 3 and 5, deore xt group Bike Setup: Scott Scale 40, sram x.9 group with pg990 casette, shimano lx hydrolic disk breaks with shimano xt brek leavers 
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vince da pogi
a Weekend Warrior
from Kankaloo City Philippines Date Reviewed: September 23, 2002 Strengths: good electric blue finish like shimano XTR (from afar!!) Weaknesses: rear derailleur shifts automatically in rough muddy trails, bottom bracket makes grinding noise Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $320.00 Purchased At: cartimar Bike Setup: mongoose rockadile lex, bontrager tires, alex rims, manitou super six fork  
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Pritch
a Weekend Warrior
from Bristol, UK Date Reviewed: June 17, 2002 Strengths: strong, light and quick Weaknesses: A touch of poor finish Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: XTR, STX, STX-RC Bike Setup: Saracen Havoc '01
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Phil Webbon
a Cross Country Rider
from Ormskirk, Lancashire, England Date Reviewed: December 23, 2001 Strengths: Lightweight, Reliable, Reasonable Smooth. Weaknesses: Ugly Break Levers Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Graisdale Forest Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: www.merlincycles.co.uk Similar Products Used: 00' Deore, 00' XT. Bike Setup: Merlin Malt 1, Judy SL, Full LX, Kore Lite, Cane Creek, Panaracer.
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Green Iggy
a Weekend Warrior
from Pinole, CA Date Reviewed: December 15, 2001 Strengths: fast and accurate shifting, everything works like it should Weaknesses: Botom bracket/crank has developed a creaking under power that seems to be common with the Shimano splined setups. Stock LX brake pads suck, get Kool Stop Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: lots of mixed parts Bike Setup: Rebuilt Giant Iguana with full LX (damn thieves took all my stock parts!)
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Jens meijer
a Racer
from kollum, the Netherlands Date Reviewed: December 1, 2001 Strengths: Cheapish, works well when new. Better gearspread then my old 7 spd Weaknesses: Doesn't work in mud, chain is hopeless (sram is way better) chainsuck from the start. Chainrings wear out fast.The bb was worn out after just 1500 km. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: all Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: came with the bike Similar Products Used: Shimano stx r,shim xt, sachs centera, sram something or other Bike Setup: Full lx apart from the brakes (magura incedently)
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Toshi
from Cambridge, MA Date Reviewed: October 1, 2001 Strengths: Rear mech works decently. Weaknesses: Shifter pods are fragile, front derailleur doesn't like the angle of my seat tube. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: '92 LX, '96 XTR, '98 LX Bike Setup: By now, the only LX part that is still on the bike is the rear mech. Everything else (shifters -> XT, BB -> XTR, rear hub -> XT) has been broken and replaced.
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Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from Wilton, CT USA Date Reviewed: April 16, 2001 Strengths: Good group for the price Easy Maintnence Weaknesses: shifting not nearly as good as XT-XTR Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $400.00 Similar Products Used: Shimano Alivo Bike Setup: Trek 6000
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Crazy Bit%$
a Weekend Warrior
from NY Date Reviewed: April 2, 2001 Strengths: -Deraillers good in most conditions(they work better as a team than as paired with XT or Deore) -Nice levers -Nice hubs -Decent shifters -Awesome crank+BB setup!! -Brakes stop decent(when they're properly adjusted) -Not as nice as XT,but performs 90% as good and is a HELL of a lot cheaper Weaknesses: -Occasional chainsuck problems -Chain snapped ON THE FIRST DAMN RIDE!! -9 speeds is overkill -Cassette is wearing out -Brakes fall out of adjustment quickly Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $450.00 Purchased At: Bought entire LX group off internet Similar Products Used: 1998 LX/XT 8-speed deraillers Bike Setup: S.C Chameleon,complete LX group,minus brakes(now Avid AR 40s),chain(SRAM PC90),and pedals(bought Shimano DX platforms)
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Cees Sagt
a Cross Country Rider
from Utrecht, The Netherlands Date Reviewed: December 14, 2000 Strengths: looks nice Weaknesses: chain suck, shifting is problematic in muddy conditions Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: veenendaal Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $350.00 Purchased At: Dupree cycles Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: Kinesis frame, marzocchi Z5 fork, cane creek 
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Dave Elson
a Racer
from Dublin,Ireland Date Reviewed: September 6, 2000 Strengths: looks good (xtr'ish), range of gears (11-32) Weaknesses: weight, poor life expectancy,doesn't like mud Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: carrickbyrne, new ross Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: 94lx, 96lx Bike Setup: Marz Z3, Sintesi Jade frame, full 99LX 27 spd, X517CD rims, IRC mythos XC tyres
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Sherman
a Cross Country Rider
from Riverside, CA Date Reviewed: June 4, 2000 Strengths: Good for the money. Perform almost as good as more expensive models. Weaknesses: Not too smooth, but you can't expect perfection Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Bike Setup: Trek 6500
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Simon Clarke
a Cross Country Rider
from San Sebastian SPAIN Date Reviewed: May 18, 2000 Strengths: It's available (I was quite happy with 7 speed but can no longer easily get quality cogs. Weaknesses: Sprocket distribution Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: All kinds of different groupsets for road and mountain. Bike Setup: I'm just using the LX cassette with corresponding shifter plus an XT gear change. Up front I use an old non compact XT crank with TA chain rings. I was pursuaded to buy a Dura Ace chain.
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Julian Hughes
from Exeter Date Reviewed: May 13, 2000 Strengths: excellent shifting right through the range...though i raraely use the 22 ring. light shifters,positive action of front changer. cassette is fine but heavy,no problems with chain,after about 1000 miles of mostly wet dirty country road use Weaknesses: cassette is heavy.rear mech is heavy. durability yet to be demonstrated. It does need to be cleaned occasionally...do you get the feeling a lot of people spend big bucks on bikes and cool bits but don't spend any on lube,rags,brushes and a hosepipe or bucket...? Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: blah Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: road groups:105 8sp,ultegra 9sp,dura ace 9sp,xt/lx mix 8sp,stx rc 8sp. Bike Setup: lx rear changer,cassette,chain,front changer,shifters. magura raceline brakes,stx rc hubs on zac19 rims(get the shop to tension them by hand! all the rotten reviews are almost certainly down to then being machine built.)chainset is a low end suntour 4 arm 9sp,alloy outer ring,steel inners,i would guess quality is similar to lx...cranks fine,rings to be replaced as soon as worn out...not long to go...1000-1500 miles and the "big" ring is looking worn.
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Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from East Lansing Date Reviewed: May 1, 2000 Strengths: shifts well, front and rear. durable so far. Weaknesses: Havent encountered one yet. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: lower end shimanos Bike Setup: Schwinn Moab 2
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