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Doesn't work.

Note: Like another reviewer, this is a SRAM 5.0 front derailleur. There is no category for this part, so I put it with the SRAM rear derailleur.
The SRAM 5.0 Front derailleur is a royal POS. The thing is all plastic, except for the cage and spring.

I adjusted in on the workstand and everything was perfect. Then I took it for a test ride and it wouldn't shift into the big ring. I brought it back to the shop and it worked perfectly on the workstand. I tried modifying the behavior on the workstand, but I was only guessing and I couldn't get it to work correctly on the trail. I decided to try changing the front derailleur and I found a Shimano Deore front derailleur that was the right style and clamp size. I changed it, set up the height, rotation and limit screws and adjusted the shifting. Everything worked perfectly on the workstand and on the trail.
I would not even use this front derailleur to prop a door open.

Rode over 15,000 miles with no problems, even after hitting it on a curb. Only occasional minor adjustments and lube. Shifts cleanly and reliably.

None that I experienced

Great product

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Smooth and fast operation. Much better than its concurrent Alivio.

I did not find any. For my purposes, it is perfect.

I like this derailleur. It is not expensive, operates very good and precise (with SRAM chains, freewheels, X GEN front derailleurs, 5.0 gripshifts). I use it mostly in the city. I have ridden with it more than 1000 miles, and it works so good, as in the first day. I hope it runs 2000 miles, and then I will change it for an X-7.

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Shimano Tourney, Acera, STX, Alivio, Deore

umm...

just about evrything
NOTE THIS A REVIEW FOR THE FRONT DERAILLEUR

The SRAM 5.0 front derailleur simply won't work with Shimano parts, maybe it's better with other SRAM parts I don't know, but it's been hopeless for me. Out of the shop and I couldn't find 2 after being in 3. It can't cope with 1 or 8 on an 8-speed and it rattles with 2 and 7!! What is this? And now, when I come to replace it, the coup de gras is that my LBS says that it's hard to rplace it with something better cause this thing has eaten the cable and damaged the bracket guides.
I don't want Shimano to become a monopoly, but if their rivals are gonna produce junk like this plastic pos then what else? I'm normally generous with my reviews, check them out, but I can't be with this, sorry...
At least it's cheap, but who'd buy it on purpose?

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Alivio:), STX-RC, LX etc.

not too bad shifting if it works

cheap, not very strong plastic

i took my bike out for a ride one day when i noticed my shifting was impaired. When i took a closer look i noticed the central disc that touches the frame to stop it from spinning round had snapped in two. I was not too happy when i had to walk two miles home.

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sram 5.0

Cheap and reliable

What the Hell
Composite ESP5.0
I just took a look on my bike and mine is aluminium.
Its sturdy and i dont understand why some guys have a composite and ive got a alu. one

seems to work

looks much lower quality then deore xt

My fuel 90 came with a deore rear derailleur wich I swaped out for my old xt one. I am thinking about swaping out the front derailleur wich is sram 5.0 with my old xt one. Have ridden it for a few rides now and the sram seems to work good, although it looks cheap is this composite or plastic? Guess I will weigh both and see which one weighs more. I've never had a problem with any front derailleur no mater how low quality, so I don't think it matters to much. Oh, by the way, I didn't notice much difference between the deore and the xt. The only difference noted was that the chain seems to be quiter going through the pulleys, so there is probably a little less friction.

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deore xt

cheap, easy to install, cheap, the fact that if it breaks it was only 20 dollars it comforting

slow shiftin

downgrading is the key to success
when i broke the 9.0 i was upset, i can go through 3 of these and still is cheaper than a 9.0 composite

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friends lx, had a 9.0 composite but that snapped right in half

looks good

mud

It has been working fine, but it is not as durable once you start hitting the trails hard. I used a piece of crud suntour rear d for years and beat it up real bad so I replaced it with this.

Don't let shimano become a monoploy on all new bikes . buy from the competition or the prices are gonna go thru the roof. Support components that you dont have to morgage your house for.

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all suntour products

Works fine until it snaps in half

Cheap plastic-composite parts, Snaps in half

Mine worked fine unti;l it broke but now I'm upgrading to 7.0

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