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Submitted by
jkrispiesDate Reviewed: November 20, 2012
Strengths: Reliability for the priceWeaknesses: noneBottom Line: Came stock on my Hardrock. Rode it hard for 1500 miles and--while it's not the smoothest shifting derailleur I've used--it was 100% reliable. I kept figuring I'd run it till it broke and replace it with a Shimano something or other, but the doggone thing never even came out of adjustment, much less broke!!!
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samDate Reviewed: November 7, 2012
Strengths: it looks good, shifts good and hasnt given me any bother in 6 months of raking the sh*t out of it. cheap.Weaknesses: a bit floppy, the chain hasnt got much tension, gathers mud easily and gets squeaky after that. (washing it thouroughly stops that)Bottom Line: i have it on my freeride bike and rake the balls of it and its running absolutely excellent! im very suprised at this because it has lasted longer than my shimano deore's that i had. id get it coz its cheap and has turned out to be very durable.
Favorite Trail: anything long, fast and rough!
Duration Product Used: about 6 months
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sdmtnguy
a Weekend Warrior
from san diego, caDate Reviewed: May 13, 2011
Strengths: smooth quick shiftsWeaknesses: adjustment screw threads will strip out, they use a plastic insert for the threads, i removed mine and taped the hole using a 1/4x20 tap and use a bolt for the adjusting screw.Bottom Line: i would buy it for cross country riding, if you do any jumps upgrade.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: performance bike
Similar Products Used: none.
Bike Setup: 10 diamondback recoil.
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Roewyn
a Cross Country Rider
from Fort Lewis, WADate Reviewed: August 12, 2010
Strengths: strong & quietWeaknesses: probably not too great for serious shiftingBottom Line: Bought this derailuer knowing I wasn't going to "shred" trails the way I used to, but wanted the SRAM quality... so far, it's been worth it. Shifts nice & quiet without any issues on the flat, up & down hills, over decently technical terrain and even chewed up a finger-sized stick and spat it out without so much as a hiccup.
Def worth the price if you're looking for a good, strong, reliable derailuer and you're not planning on racing or doing double diamond track on a regular basis. 5 flamin' turdies from me!!
Favorite Trail: Still looking
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
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$24.00
Purchased At: eBay
Similar Products Used: SRAM X7, Shimano Deore LX, crap stock components from various bikes
Bike Setup: '95 Cannondale M500 frame (made in the USA baby!), Manitou Black Elite, SRAM drivetrain, Truativ FireX GXP1 Crankset
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wildkyle90
a Cross Country Rider
from Springfield, Il, USADate Reviewed: January 19, 2010
Strengths: Looks good, shifts okay.Weaknesses: No barrell adjuster on the derailleur itself, weak spring, goes out of adjustment fast.Bottom Line: This is a good entry level derailleur, that will show its user proper maintanence because it requires it more than others.
It does do its job, and its not very expensive.
Favorite Trail: All of them
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: Alot
Bike Setup: DB response
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moneyfire
a Cross Country Rider
from Hamburg, New York, USADate Reviewed: November 16, 2009
Strengths: works as good as x5, x7
the x4 and x5 are stronger than the x7 due to the all steel "gear cage" thing, but not really that significant as far as performance. all have aluminum knucles that break easilyWeaknesses: any aluminum part breakes easilyBottom Line: The differances between the x4, x5, and x7 are nothing to brag about. The x4 works great when properly adusted and I could not tell the difference between any of them. They all break at any aluminum part, from sticks in my case, and none of them have replacable parts, except for bearing/gears which don't really break. The part that will break on these is the aluminum knucle that bolts onto the replacable derailer hanger. The differance between the x4 and the x5 is that the x4 has one plastic bearing and one metal, while the x5 and x7 have two metal bearings and the x5 and x7 have an extra part for chain/cog height adjustment, all of them seem to have a very subtle design change. I give it a 4 beacuse it broke, the third I've brook this season so I like'em cheap but I would like sram to come up with a design that doesn't catch sticks as well as these(x4, x5, x7, probobly x9 and x10 since the designs are near identical, all have the aluminum knucle)
Duration Product Used: 3 months
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$30.00
Similar Products Used: sram x4, x5, x7
Bike Setup: 2007 Cannodale Caffine, upgrade BB7s 203mm roators
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