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Submitted by
Mike Hoff
a Cross Country Rider
from Sacramento
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Dike 8 - Folsom Lake(CA)----Palmer Park(CO | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$32.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | Power, price, adjustable and fit great with my XT shifters | | Weaknesses: | None, So far | | Similar Products Used: | Deore leavers | | Bike Setup: | 2002 dual suspention Specialized Rockhopper. LX Drive train exept shifters. LX crank, Judy C fork, fox float rear 4", sette xlr bars( .75inch riser), LX brake levers, rim brakes(still work great but not as sexy as disks), Blackburn light, XC fire pro tires(love them)--Rest is stock. | | Bottom Line: | Pretty simple. These levers work great. The improved leverage system seems to work better than a typical leverage system. I was confused at first regarding instalation but once figured out it was simple and these levers work great with only one finger. Can't say I would need anything better. I'm going to match them with Avid BB7 Mechanical disk brakes in the future. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
james
a Cross Country Rider
from castro valley CA
Date Reviewed: December 14, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | everything! comfort, looks, lever length quality smoothness,price | | Weaknesses: | none for me! | | Similar Products Used: | pauls love levers, Magura Blue, avid | | Bike Setup: | Kona Pahoehoe,GT Zaskar LE | | Bottom Line: | I love these levers. I think that they are super smooth, exremely adjustable, the most comfortable grips I have ever known. They are still simple. Great shimano product. They look great. I would eccomend them to everyone but obviously alot of people don't feel the same way. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Drew Nihill
a
from Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Brant Cycle | | Strengths: | looks, excellent response, price, adjustable tension | | Weaknesses: | haven't found any yet. | | Similar Products Used: | deore | | Bottom Line: | i use the levers only instead of the lever/shifter combo..it's worth the extra coin to buy them seperate instead of the combo. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
reconone
a
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 23, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa | | Strengths: | cheap
adjustable power setting
can remove lever with out removing cable from brake
easy to bend back into shape after you drop your bike | | Weaknesses: | flex
not very stiff
| | Similar Products Used: | avid 7.0, shimano xt, deore | | Bike Setup: | 03 Norco Sasquatch | | Bottom Line: | great lever for $10, don't have to worry about breaking an expensive lever
I bought 2 sets for the price, I broke my left one on a landing and it got to the point where it wouldn't bend back. They have lots of adjustments for a low priced BL
I use them with haynes hmx-1 discs. I think I am going to replace these with avid 7.0, the 7.0 is much stiffer
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Submitted by
Foxy Brown
a Cross Country Rider
from Go Raiders
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | - Cheap price
- Lever shape
- 3 power leverage settings | | Weaknesses: | - LX blue color doesn't really match most bikes
- FLEX
| | Similar Products Used: | SRAM 9.0, Avid SD-5 | | Bike Setup: | Sycip hardtail, SID, blah blah blah... | | Bottom Line: | Shimano must have derived the LX letter from the work FLEX.
These are the flexiest levers that I have used. Just pull the lever on any showroom bike and you see the flex.
The power setting is useful, especially if you are using these with Avid disc brakes. The rounded lever shape is comfortable. I prefer the roundness over Avid SD lever's angular shape.
These are decent levers. Avid levers are better because they do not flex. If you are building a bike from scratch, get Avids. But if these came on your bike OEM, then just keep'em and don't fret over nothing.
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Submitted by
Logan
a
from Franklin, MA
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | These levers are the best cable levers that I have used. The leverage control is nice to have, you can adjust how powerful your brakes are. I have only had mine for 3 months so far but they have worked really well, no problems yet. By the way I am using '99 Deore brake calipers. | | Weaknesses: | I have never been a fan of the combined lever and shifters because I break things often. Also there are no numbers on the shifter index which is just a minor inconvenience but no reason to not get them. | | Similar Products Used: | '99 Deore Levers, HS-33 Magura Levers (these are nice!), Magura Louise Levers | | Bottom Line: | I like these levers a lot, they are not terribly expensive and you get good performance out of them. They are good for XC, and maybe even trials (though I would recomend the HS-33s for trials). If you think that you are going to end up breaking it, I would get a seperate brake lever and shifter instead. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric Herbst
a Racer
from Bloomington, IL, USA
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Indy | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | R&M - Springfield, IL | | Strengths: | It worked fine for a couple months | | Weaknesses: | Shimonopoly integrated shifter/brake lever = lots more $$$ when you break flimsy brake levers | | Similar Products Used: | Avid 1.9L on my 97 Stumpjumper, now have Avid SD7 on my current bike | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Trek 8000, stock except for the darn BRAKE LEVERS AND SHIFTERS! | | Bottom Line: | Worked fine, but had a sort of on-off feel, from July 20 when I bought the bike to Sept 21 when I snapped the rear lever in a very minor crash in a race. Fortunately the lever was hanging by a shred of metal so it still pulled (sort of) and I was able to take a top 5 spot. I've now switched to Gripshift (which I'd been wanting to try anyway) and gone back to Avid, which I LOVED on my old bike. From other posts it looks like they're not too expensive, though. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Franklin, NC
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Tsali | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | ??? | | Strengths: | They are extremely good for how much I paid for them. In my opinion they are the first ever disposable MB components. | | Weaknesses: | Seriously lacking in the structure of the lever. It is basically a thick, metal sheet contoured into a lever. | | Similar Products Used: | None; I've bought bikes from wal-mart with break leverst that have lasted longer than these. | | Bottom Line: | The one incident that convinced me that these grips were hardly up to shimano quality was a colision with a tree on a trail. It was a small tree that came up too close on the right side and luckily hit my lever instead of breaking one of my fingers. When I stopped to check the damage the flimsy, thin-metal body of the lever was bent down about an extra 30 degrees from what it should be. I was able to bend them back to about 10 degrees but besides that, they'd never be the same.
DON'T BY THESE LEVERS UNLESS YOU PLAN TO USE THEM ONCE AND THROUGH THEM AWAY!!! THEY WILL BEND AND THE PULL IS SOFT AND SQUISHEY!!! Spend an extra $10 or $20 to get XT levers. They will last 5 times longer! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a Cross Country Rider
from Westford, Ma, USA
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | worked good for the first couple of months. Still continue to work. | | Weaknesses: | First of all, i hate the shifter/brake combo, and i am pissed that my bike came with it. But what can you do about that. Second, the rear lever has lost all the feel that it once had. Now it is just like crushing a banana whenever i pull it. The front lever however still has some feel, but i attribute that to the shorter cable. However, the thing does not have any power so that i can endo. Cant ride a nose wheelie when these things dont help me out. | | Similar Products Used: | XT, avid 1.9, avid 1.0 | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Trek 7000, pretty much stock
Avid brakes | | Bottom Line: | These things are great for the first couple of months, but after that, they sort of lose their power and feel. Now that i have had them for a year, I dont like them what so ever. I wish they hadnt come in a combo because i am upgrading to avid levers. I have tried many pairs of avid levers, and all of them have a lot better feel and adjustability than the shimano levers.
Overall, I would not recommend these for anyone who likes to have some power. They are fine for a short period of time, but after that, they sort of just lose their goodness. Save yourself some time and just stick with some good ol avid levers. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joel evans
a Downhiller
from Bangor
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | its braking power and reliability | | Weaknesses: | design | | Bottom Line: | i think its a great lever one of the best v brake levers | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Allen
a Cross Country Rider
from Conway, AR
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | butterfield - Devil's Den | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | nashbar | | Strengths: | great leverage
looks
price | | Weaknesses: | bushing wears over time | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Mesa Gs, LX, XT, MARS | | Bottom Line: | these are good overall. They offer plenty of leverage to endo, but good modulation as well. I would like to see the bushing last a little longer though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shae Haefele
a Weekend Warrior
from Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Spikes Bikes Traralgon | | Strengths: | Deore LX 2001 Brake Levers:
Great looking, good quality, easy to adjust, SHIMANO! | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | 1998 Deore LX Lever and shifters intergrated | | Bike Setup: | 1998 GT RTS with full LX components | | Bottom Line: | Good levers, cool colour, reliable, easy to adjust | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joseph Coniggs
a
from New York
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson Usa | | Bottom Line: | These levers are trash. I had them for three months and both levers became loose. The left one actually came off. I could not believe that Shimano would make such trash. I do not even ride agressively. Stick with a stock lever they will probably last longer then the LX. What a gip. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
craig
a
from poleville
Date Reviewed: February 10, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | URBAN!! | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | just about anywhere | | Strengths: | verry good cable pull and looks good too | | Weaknesses: | the bushings seem to always be loose, and they dont last more than a year | | Similar Products Used: | nothin | | Bike Setup: | ellsworth specialist | | Bottom Line: | i wouldent use anything else for trials, and im sure jeff lenouski would agree, when you hook these puppys up to some older lx or dx brakes they cant be beat,super modulation super ajustible and oh so easy to set up right! the bottom line is these are rad levers that dont last long but at this price who cares. disposible brake levers | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sting
a Cross Country Rider
from Alameda
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | the best trails have no name | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | smooth as "budta"
responsive
comfortable(very important) | | Weaknesses: | doesn't carry the integrity of owning XT or XTR....NOT | | Similar Products Used: | XT, XTR, Avid speed dial 1.9, tektro | | Bike Setup: | Specialzed Rockhopper A1 customized up and down
| | Bottom Line: | I'd rather have these on my bike than the XT and XTR, there is no reason to spend the extra cash...NONE. sad but i love to have the fancy name stuff too but as far as getting a more usefull lever the LX rules.
save yourself some money and buy a cool jersey or something
As far as the other LX parts i can't give such high marks.
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Submitted by
tim
a Weekend Warrior
from cincinnati, ohio
Date Reviewed: December 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | easy to adjust leverage
sick, grabby power in the high leverage position- great for trials
not to expensive- break it and you won't feel all that bad
wide lever blade is reasonably comfortable
servo-wave function works as advertised
cheap- and they come with good cables and housing
| | Weaknesses: | sloppy pivots
older models had too-short blades, wouldn't fit well over gripshift (not an issue with the newer levers) | | Similar Products Used: | xtr, xt, paul, avid | | Bike Setup: | litespeed obed, arch supreme front, paul motolite z rear | | Bottom Line: | i ride trials with theses, and in the high leverage position, they grab the rim with a ridiculous amt of force- almost unquestionable lock-up. in the low-leverage setup, they modulate well enough for nose-wheelies, manuals, and riding down steep, loose stuff without locking the wheels. but the pivot is wiggly right outta the box. other than that, though, they're pretty good levers, i use them over xtr. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
lee
a Cross Country Rider
from USA
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | price | | Weaknesses: | fit, adjustablility | | Similar Products Used: | avid 1.0, 1.9 | | Bike Setup: | stumpjumper comp, xt wheels, u.s.e shockpost | | Bottom Line: | These levers are terrible. After riding my avid 1.9s for over a year, these are a HUGE step down. It is definitelyworth the extra 20 bucks to get something better. The feel from these brakes is so dead. And I can't imagine the levers being comfortable for most riders. I'm 6'3" and have large hands. It felt like I had to reach for the brakes whereas the avids were right at my finger tips. I can't imagine the average joe enjoying these levers whatsoever. Basically it boils down to this. You don't need to use your brakes all that often, but you do want to have confidence in them working when you do need them. The LX levers do not perform as expected from a company with such great products. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul U
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: August 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | affordable | | Weaknesses: | large diameter levers | | Similar Products Used: | XT, XTR, Avid SD SD 1.0 &1.9 | | Bike Setup: | GT | | Bottom Line: | I thought these were great levers. They served me well on many a rides with no complaints. I did not know the difference until I tried other levers on the market. The LX levers were as good as some of the avid brake levers, quite a different feel to them (very large diameter levers). I did notice that other models i tried 'felt a little nicer' the XT and XTR felt much better actually compared to the LX. It is still a nice product and I really don't beleive that these components make you a better rider, they make riding a little more enjoyable thats all.
Overall the LX brakes did its job well until it was time to upgrade (new shifter/lever combos).
I definitely rate the product highly, but there are better products out there. BOTTOM LINE They will not let you down!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
micah
a Weekend Warrior
from colorado springs
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | ute park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | they work and they do not cost
a bundle o money /strength/looks | | Weaknesses: | not the lightest product on the market | | Similar Products Used: | a no name/ XT / XTR / various AVID's | | Bike Setup: | freeride steel hardtail | | Bottom Line: | the main thing i have to say is to those whos reviews are below mine. the one who complain about this product.
number one: someone complained about the levers not being
100% compatible with SRAM grip shift. let us think about this for a minute. SHIMANO does not hold hands with SRAM, they do not try to be compatible.
number two: about those who have problems with the levers breaking, they have no idea how to install this product. a word to the wise, you must install all levers/shifters so that they are loose enough to bend/give when you crash. you know, NOT SNAP under the pressure.
ALL TO SAY, these levers work, i know from experience.
they are cheep @ www.pricepoint.com. AND THEY ARE SMOOTH.
PS MARZOCCHI rules | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mikeb
a Racer
from sf
Date Reviewed: October 31, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
boggs mountain/china camp state park | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
overall feel | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
paul's love levers, some sort of dia compe things before the age of vee brakes | | Bike Setup: |
ibis alibi ,xt, manitou sx-r, control tech, 737's. (yup, the big black square pedals) | | Bottom Line: | damn these levers are great levers for the price.you all know what, i like them better than the pauls on my other bike. as a matter of fact, i'm thinking of installing lx levers on my other bike. it'll be out of place with the high end components, but hey, whatever works.do xt and xtr levers feel this good when you're pairing them with shimano vee brakes?i think that our views regarding brake levers are entirely subjective--the feel i love might be the feel you rabidly hate.love it or hate it my friends, shimano is the Component King. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BUDDY Benavides
a Downhiller
from Makati,Philippines
Date Reviewed: May 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Caliraya | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
good mushy, sensitive and very short lever play | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
Acera, Alivio, Dia-comp | | Bike Setup: |
Intense M-1, DNM VTS suspension fork, LX group set | | Bottom Line: | Its very good if you want a 2 finger lever | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
S.Ganesh
a weekend warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: January 18, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
The levers are good. They can transform an unperforming V-Brake(earliest version from Shimano) into a much more powerfull brake. I can lock my wheels with just two fingers. I love the feel of the brake lever too(very comfortable and the levers return to their original postion in a snap). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Simon
a cross-country rider
from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Date Reviewed: June 14, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Great for people with large hands. I am very impressed with the smooth feel and great fit. Fantastic two finger pull. I would imagine anyone with smaller hands would really battle with these levers. a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob Riggins
a cross-country rider
from Minnesota
Date Reviewed: May 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've got small/stubby hands and I'm posting here anyway. I like these levers. They're a nice value -- good price and nice performance. If they don't fit you that's OK. Not every part fits everybody. If you use Grip Shift, get something else ... like Grip Shift brake levers. word49 word50 | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JamesX
a cross-country rider
from Syracuse, Utah
Date Reviewed: May 4, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
If you have small hands and/or stubbies for fingers, stay away from these levers. I love these levers! They have a bmx like feel to them and are fully adjustable. That makes life really easy when dialing in your brakes. And yes I use gripshift. If you have short fingers...please don't even post here! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Young
a weekend warrior
from Medford, MA
Date Reviewed: May 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Well I will tell you that I did not get the chance to even use them no by choce though. My bike ha grip shifters and these will not fit over it. Needs about an extra 1/3 of an inch to go over it and the levers are too short to begin with. I would barely get one finger on the lever and that made it too dangerous to use. I bought a full LX kit but now I will return the whole thing. Big thumbs down to Shimano for not making the levers compatible with grip shift in thier pursuit of a monopoly. I was thinking of switching to raphidfire in a few months but I do not want it forced upon me. Also thumbs down to the salesman who told me that they would fit over my grip shift without a problem. I will still be getting shimano brakes but I guess I will have to look for a better lever. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Leo
a cross-country rider
from New York, NY
Date Reviewed: February 18, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Pretty good for the price. When they were new, they seemed to have a certain vibration to it when you squeeze it - which actually was pretty reassuring. Now However, the rear has lost the vibration and the movement is completely smooth.
The front still has that vibration, almost like a very slight click,click,click which tells me that it's moving.
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Submitted by
DHboy
a downhiller
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: December 6, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
They suck. well it true, I was on a ride one day when one of my real levers was riped off on a tree.
Ithen went to my bike shop with all the money i had at the time to buy some more levers. I got LX.
The next day I went for a ride to see how my new levers worked and on the first peice of down hill I came accros
they broke.THEY SUCK!!!!!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob Bye
a cross-country rider
from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date Reviewed: November 25, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These levers were installed on a new bike I purchased last spring. The LX brake system, as a whole, provides incredible amounts of stopping power; I,m normally a demanding person, but I have never wished for more. The levers, themselves, are comfortable, durable, easy to adjust, and plenty long enough. A great design. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark mad boy
a weekend warrior
from Glasgow
Date Reviewed: November 25, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
LX levers are spot on but a little bit of rubber at the front of them would relax blistering fingers apart from that the length is fine and they work well with my 97 v's. I want Magura's though because i do trials and thats what you need | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin Norris
a cross-country rider
from Lima, Peru
Date Reviewed: October 29, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I put them on my Karakoram a month ago (1000k) and they work really great.Only two fingers even for the hardest braking and comfortable even on long descents. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dylan Hargrave
a cross-country rider
from B.C. canada
Date Reviewed: October 24, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I'm thinking about getting a pair of these leavers, they sound like they kick ass!!!!!.
I do how ever think that gil zhor could use a israilie to english dictionary eh?Oh ya shimano kicks ass, well maybe every thing but those peice of crap lx brake pads!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg Pierquet
a weekend warrior
from Point Mugu, CA
Date Reviewed: October 4, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Shimano's '97 V-levers are the best damn lever I ever used. I'm 6'2 195 lbs and have large hands and I have no problem with the size of the lever. I prefer to keep most of my fingers on the bars, not the brakes and with these levers I only need 1 finger on the brake and thats down hill. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sunny Yum
a cross-country rider
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: September 2, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
The '97 V-brake levers came on my Klein stock... after a few rides, I have made my mind up about them... THEY HAVE TO GO!!These levers are far from smooth, and the lever-feel on my friend's bike with XT levers is 1000% better.I would not suggest these for anyone who rides more than once a week, and definitely not for anyone who does any serious XC or DH riding. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
robin caskenette
a cross-country rider
from ontario canada
Date Reviewed: August 31, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I can get 2 fingers on my LX lever with out riding on my shifter(grip shift)and I have small hands ! what is the problem folks? The levers are a very comfortable shape and their design refreshingly origional looking. My only complaint is how the leverage adjustment effects the reach. Even if LX and XT levers cost the same I would still buy the LX levers. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a weekend warrior
from Los Gatos, CA
Date Reviewed: July 17, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
They work great for what they are (i.e., an affordable and effective lever for V brakes). Too heavy, what do you expect for this level of equipment? Too short, you can always get a hold of some growth hormone. Short People got no reason. Just kidding. With the V's, get rid of the shimano pads and you have a great set of breaks. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Catano
a cross-country rider
from Ma
Date Reviewed: April 13, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
My review of this produst is that they do not stop at all times. I have found that in my riding they do not stop effiently in muddy or wet conditions and would not recommend them to others. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a
from racer
Date Reviewed: April 13, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I'm talking about the 97 and they suck. Servo-wave action my butt. These this are way too short, yet still bulky and heavy. they don't feel good at all. Too short for gripshift, yet the inside is not relieved enough so when you use rapid fire your fingers hit the levers. They are powerfull tough | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alain Yong
a weekend warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: February 15, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I don't particularly like the design of the lever. The lever is not sandwiched between the clamps. In my opinion, these levers are asking to be broken. I wished Shimano thought of a better way to mount the levers to the clamp. Also, these levers are not gripshift compatible. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremy
a cross-country rider
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: February 11, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Shimano is OVERRATED! and over priced!. I would definitely not recomend purchasing these as after market levers. These levers are not worth their price. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Graham Johnson
a cross-country rider
from Kelowna, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 10, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Shimano '96 XT V-Levers- Smokin'... Don't know the reason why they came up with the XTR
'cause the XT is just as good or even better. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joey
a weekend warrior
from Malaysia
Date Reviewed: February 3, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I just fitted my bike with these cool levers and am very satisfied with it. Apart from being slightly cheaper than the XT levers the only difference i can see is that the XT's support Vee brakes. Is there a LX lever that supports Vee brakes too? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a cross-country rider
from Sacramento, Ca
Date Reviewed: November 8, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I just bought a pair of the new 97LX levers for $30. They are Vbrake compatible
and work awesome on my new LX Vbrakes. You can easily adjust the amount of power you want from them by just moving this little bolt. The two finger design also adds to their performance. I definetly recommend them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joel
a
from Malaysia
Date Reviewed: May 12, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
This lever is real smooth and quite soft in the shifting(thou not as soft as
the XT levers).I used to have a Dia Compe PC-5 and Gripshift 400 but the
performance of the LX lever blew them away. I think it is a real good lever
with a great price and have performance as good as the XT lever. If you
can't afford the XT lever like me get this, it is just as good.
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Submitted by
Tor Kit
a
from Malaysia
Date Reviewed: May 10, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I used to used gripshift but change to the LX levers because I don't really
like gripshifts and I couldn't afford the XT levers. I find the LX levers is
compatible with my XT V-brakes.Overall this levers is smooth, soft and comes
with a great price.
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