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Gripshift ESP900 Derailleur
Product DescriptionGripshift ESP900
User Reviews
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Joakim Prestmo
a Racer
from Norway Date Reviewed: June 22, 2000 Strengths: It's ligther, faster and easyer than shimano. And works just as good. Weaknesses: None so far. And I guess there will be no problems in to the future. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: XT, STX-rc, Nexave, XTR. Bike Setup: GT avalanch le. 
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Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland Date Reviewed: June 19, 2000 Strengths: Very very light, very very sexy, very very very good at changing gear (lest we forget what this is about). easy to set up and look after. Weaknesses: It seems to attract bad reviews from people that fail to understand the product before they purchase it. ESP 9.0 (1999/2000) has no weakness. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: full XTR rapidfire for years and years Bike Setup: 99 Sunn Urge UN, 99 Z2 BAM Light forks, Arch Rival 50's, ESP 9.0 mechs, shifters + brake levers, Race Face cranks, Syncros, Flite, XTR spuds...
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Rob Gibbons
a Cross Country Rider
from NH-USA Date Reviewed: June 10, 2000 Strengths: Easy tuning, crisp shifts Weaknesses: none yet Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Massabesic Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: shimano shifters Bike Setup: gripshift esp9 and xt from cranks and rings 
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kabby hong
a Cross Country Rider
from parker, co 80134 Date Reviewed: March 8, 2000 Strengths: Lightweight Weaknesses: strength, reliability, performance Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: walker ranch Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: Shimano XT, XTR Bike Setup: Litespeed Obed, Atom Bomb, XTR, Chris King headset 
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Jason
a Racer
from Cincinati, Ohio USA Date Reviewed: March 2, 2000 Strengths: Light, US made, Plastic. ESP is easier to use than rapidfire, cheaper, and is more durable. I would use only Gripshift on a downhill bike. Weaknesses: MUD. Unless you wear gloves, don't expect to shift in the mud. If you do wear gloves, go at it! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Fort Thomas Duration Product Used: 2 Years Similar Products Used: Everything Bike Setup: Mountain Cycle Moho with ESP 9.0 system mixed with LX and Stainless, Gore and Teflon cables Bontrager RaceLite with newer ESP 9.0 SL system, mixed with chichi parts. Stainless and Teflon cables
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spencer fetrow
a Cross Country Rider
from york pa (fat capital of the world) Date Reviewed: March 1, 2000 Strengths: light and just as good as xtr. they shift fast too. if you love gripshift its the only way to go. Weaknesses: my rear dr. got a nice size chiped off from a tree i think..might have been a rock Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: lake Redman trail 5- 6 Duration Product Used: 2 Years Similar Products Used: xt, alivo Bike Setup: cadd 3 w/ fatty D. sun rims,xt crank, wild gripper, and sram 900 shifters and rear dr. pluse xt front dr.
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Rob Zing
a Cross Country Rider
from MS Date Reviewed: January 17, 2000 Strengths: Fast, flawless shifting. Fatter plastic knuckles for 2000 may be more durable than older models. Weird alien looking shape. Integrated "slideamajig" gives straight-in cable routing. Weaknesses: Incompatable with the rest of the world. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Clear Springs Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: GripShift 800 & XT rear der; full LX set-up Bike Setup: Y-22 w/Fox Alps 4
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Daniel
a Cross Country Rider
from Germany Date Reviewed: January 16, 2000 Strengths: Works like a charme with GORE cables, even if completely covered with mud. Almost never needs readjustment and is really accurate... Weaknesses: Have broken 3 of them already. The carbon plastic material seems to be too weak to hold the two aluminum parts in place when shifting under extreme power. Although this happened for 3 times, I was always able to ride the bike home (or to the finish line). SRAM replaced every single derailer without any problems... If you want to use this derailer with cannondale Raven or Super-Vee's, you might experience difficulty when taking out the rear wheel, as the drop-outs on these bikes do not allow for bending the derailer as far back as on other bikes. This is necessary, because this derailers top wheel reaches further towards the front of the bike than others. I fixed it by removing some aluminum from my drop out, so I can now turn the derailer really far back and up... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Similar Products Used: Shimano XT, XTR, Sachs Plasma (excellent!!) Bike Setup: Cannondale Raven, Mavic Crossmax, ESP 9.0, Fatty 70, Magura Raceline brakes, Steinbach seatpost and cranks, Tune bottom bracket, Azonic handlebars, Specialized Dirt Master/Control Team tires, Selle Italia Flite evolution saddle...
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Kent Stevens
a Weekend Warrior
from Caledonia, MI Date Reviewed: March 24, 1999 Strengths: beautiful finish sharp looking quickest shifting I know reliable Just overall made it a better bike Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Deeplake, Yankee Springs Duration Product Used: 2 Years Similar Products Used: ESP7.0 Bike Setup: deore LX drivetrain with the schwinn S95.3
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Doug Cole
a weekend warrior
from San Fran Date Reviewed: March 1, 1999 Bottom Line:
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Ben Winchell
a cross-country rider
from Seattle Date Reviewed: January 4, 1999 Bottom Line:
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G Panther
a cross-country rider
from Spokane, WA Date Reviewed: November 2, 1998 Bottom Line:
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NBodman
a downhiller
from MA Date Reviewed: October 4, 1998 Bottom Line:
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sean
a cross-country rider
from usa Date Reviewed: June 17, 1998 Bottom Line: 
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ray
a cross-country rider
from baltimore Date Reviewed: May 21, 1998 Bottom Line:
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