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Submitted by
dudeman
a
from eugene, oregon
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | freinds scrap yard USED | | Strengths: | good commuter/thrash grouppo cheap | | Weaknesses: | broke too easy | | Similar Products Used: | 00 xtr , 91 xt , 93 xt, 98 lx | | Bike Setup: | trek p.o.s. cromo frame RIGID | | Bottom Line: | a decent group for the money . i got it 4 free with little wear . worked good up until i broke it | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rhuben
a Cross Country Rider
from melbourne, australia
Date Reviewed: December 13, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | big hill downhill | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | cheep and reliable | | Weaknesses: | damn chain!! | | Similar Products Used: | XT | | Bike Setup: | shogun slixkrock lx ,full lx running gear, mavic rims, tioga 2.3 dh, blah blah blah | | Bottom Line: | it rocks best bang for your buck!!
out peforms xt for priche and reliability,
bit to heavy but cant help that
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Submitted by
Hippe
a Cross Country Rider
from Nijmegen, Holland
Date Reviewed: January 27, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Sheap, 9 speed, easy to repair, light and strong | | Weaknesses: | No flight deck | | Bottom Line: | Good group for a sheap price (F625,-/$300,-)
It's the firts group of shimano for the competitions. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lewis
a Weekend Warrior
from perth,western australia
Date Reviewed: January 11, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
goood stuff for price looks great | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
stx,stx rc, | | Bike Setup: |
dmr trailstar ,azonic seat bars ,mavic d521 | | Bottom Line: | great for price and quality | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pedro
a Cross-Country Rider
from Lisboa
Date Reviewed: January 5, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Price, function, beautiful, 9 speeds | | Weaknesses: |
It's weight comparing with XT and XTR. | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano XT, Alivio, STX-RC, Sachs | | Bike Setup: |
MASSI Trax-Alu 7005 | | Bottom Line: | It's a great group, it works in all kinds of terrain: sand, mud, rocks, etc. It has 9 speeds like XT and XTR. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gary
a Weekend Warrior
from Ontario
Date Reviewed: August 13, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
The Golden Path to Unlimited Devotion | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
No plastic! And it works. | | Weaknesses: |
Hurts if you try to eat any of it. | | Similar Products Used: |
XT, STC-RC, Alivio, cheap Suntour. | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 950 rigid. What's a shock? | | Bottom Line: | This is the second LX drivetrain I've owned in the past few years. I've been happy with the performance and reliability of all the components, save for the freewheel/hub.From day one, the freewheel/hub has acted...strangely. It doesnt coast smoothly and sounds like a flight of B-24 bombers coming down the hill. But it hasn't seized up in four years of riding, so I'll keep hammering the shit out of it until it does.Note to your average rider: YOU DONT NEED XTR. SPEND YOUR MONEY ON BEER INSTEAD. If you simply must have XTR, put an XTR sticker on your LX derailleur. There now, doesn't that feel better? | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Graham
a Cross-Country Rider
from Monterey, CA
Date Reviewed: April 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Fort Ord/Soquel Forest | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Cheap, worked flawlessly for the first couple thousand miles. Shifters, cranks, cogs and rings are all still in great shape. | | Weaknesses: |
The shifting went to hell in a handbasket all at once. I have no idea how many miles I have on, but I put on over 30 a day when I was a bike messenger. As soon as I move out to CA, I started moutain biking, and now everything's breaking. I've checked my chain, it's not that old and still isn't stretched that bad. The cogs show very little wear, so this leads me to believe the deraillers are the culprit. I adjust the crap out of them just to keep my ride going, but I really think they've reached the end of their life span. | | Similar Products Used: |
Sorry, this is my first move away from a single speed track bike (just when 1x1 got popular) | | Bike Setup: |
GT avalance '96, '98 Marzocchi Atom Bomb | | Bottom Line: | A good bargain group, I certainly wouldn't go any lower. (this is the first group in the line to eliminate all the plastic crap) I'm really not satisfied with the the mileage I've gotten out of the deraillers, particularly since the rest is still working flawlessly after years of abuse. Unfortunately, the marketing facists at Shimano have made my equipment obsolete, so now I need a whole new groupo instead of just replacing the guilty parts. A big SCREW YOU to the bastards at Shimano. If only campy kept making mountain parts... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Racer
from Barberton OH
Date Reviewed: April 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Vultures Knob | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
Nice gear range, fairly fast rear shifts | | Weaknesses: |
VERY bad front shifting, even when compared to my Grip Shift MRX's with a tourney front derailleur. Also it suffers more when it has been ridden hard. | | Similar Products Used: |
A whole crapload of different derailleurs | | Bike Setup: |
Icon crank, LX drivetrain | | Bottom Line: | This group preforms far worse than I expected. The front shifting is terrible and the rear isn't great. Compared to the shifting of the component groups a couple steps down from LX (Alivio, Acera, STX) it is awful in the mud.A good component group only if you ride on a wide range of varying terrain, and live in a super dry climate (but not dusty dry, because that will affect the drivetrain badly) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ivan
a Weekend Warrior
from Zagreb, Croatia
Date Reviewed: April 9, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Not expencive,reliable,
brakes very efficient,
smooth gear shifting... | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
none | | Bike Setup: |
rigid | | Bottom Line: | Excellent value for money, everybody can afford it, it can take all the punishment you can dish out and more. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Schultz
a weekend warrior
from Woodside, South Australia
Date Reviewed: February 17, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I currently have a 1998 Raceline with LX front and XT rear. On the hole I love this combination as it allows for quick, precise changes on the most technical of courses. The overall performance of the XT rear is flawless but the LX front does tend to shift slowly when you are really trying to motor up steep hills. I was on a tight budget for this bike and for the price I paid this combination is outstanding, but you just can't go past the XT rear for value - it's PROVEN to be outstanding! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a racer
from Michigan
Date Reviewed: February 2, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I completed a race season with a lX front and rear deraileurs. They hold up quite well for the price. Never had any problems with them but I put an Avid Rollamajig on the rear deraileur to improve quickness and smoothness. It worked quite well. Overall LX is a well functioning group | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Simeon Yianni
a cross-country rider
from England , Huddersfield
Date Reviewed: November 29, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I got this Groupset on my Handsome Dog bike the shift well and after about 5-6 months the rear mech got bent along with my dropout so it is stong with a good £tag | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a weekend warrior
from Coventry, England
Date Reviewed: November 13, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I ordered the LX groupset as part of a spring clean for my bike, It arrived attatched to a pair of 217's, The only problem was with the indexing of the rear mech, a quick visit to be BSG and all was fine. The LX g/set is a hard working set, it's all anyone really needs, well, all I need. All I can say is the big S has treated us well and I am really happy with the whole gruppo. Nice... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jamie
a racer
from nova scotia
Date Reviewed: July 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
an Lx rear dEr. came stock on my bike I shifts perfect if it is clean. It only missed a shift when it was so clogged with mud and grit after a race. After I got all the crap out of It and lube it worked fine. I think it looks better then XTR too. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ben
a cross-country rider
from the land down under
Date Reviewed: June 22, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I'm not running a whole LX groupset, just brakes and derailleur. My bike was a piece of crap and I am upgrading. I figure Lx is the best way to go for a good price. The brakes still work fine after about 7 months, and god knows how many kilometres. I only got the derailleur recently, and it works perfectly, even when coupled with dodgy grip-shifters. In all, I would reccomend them to anybody. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
byron
a racer
from Boston
Date Reviewed: May 10, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The overall performance isn't as good as I thought it would be when compared with my old STX. The Freehub body seized up after two weeks of riding, the bottom bracket is starting to develop some problems, and the chain disintegrated during my first race about three weeks after getting the bike. The Crank is ok, the shifting is ok, the brakes have a terrible amount of play. If the gruoppo had more endurance then i'd give it a higher rating, but as it is I have to give it two chilies | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard King
a weekend warrior
from Malaysia
Date Reviewed: May 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Bike came with LX group + XT rear derailleur. LX free hub failed in 6 months 800km, Same time the rapidfire front derailleur thumb shifter failed as well, small metal retaining plate inside sheared - still works 50% but thumb shifter is loose . Upgrading the failed components to XT. All else is OK. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a weekend warrior
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: March 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This is smooth, flawless stuff. My bike is all LX except for an XT rear derailleur. I am very pleased with these parts which are precise and easy to adjust. There are not all that heavy which is what many people may think. On a 4 pound frame, with heavy, shitty handlebar and seatpost and mavic X221's, the whole bike weighs only 24 pounds. I was looking at the spec sheet from shimano and the only places where there is a dramatic difference in weight is the cassette and the rear hub. This is great stuff. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a weekend warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: March 14, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I know that this is supposed to be an LX review and it is kinda. I have an LX, XT mix and i think that this is the best way, have LX cranks etc but where there is not much difference between price go for XT. For example go for the LX cranks as the XT's are too much but get an XT rear mech as there is little price difference !No one needs XTR (except the pros) and the XTR rear mech looks weird i rather have full XT than full XTR !!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh Gardner
a
from Coquitlam, BC
Date Reviewed: March 10, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This is a sweet component group - relatively light, but mostly I like it because it is STRONG!! And the black finish on the new LX stuff looks sweet too. Plus, it's cheaper than that crazy XTR stuff (which I don't trust - I think it's too light to have any substantial strength, and too trick too adjust..) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carl Desforges
a cross-country rider
from Canada,Québec,Bellefeuille
Date Reviewed: February 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Mon groupe LX subvien tout à fait à mon style de rider.Il n'est pas dispendieux,
offre une durabilitée mise à l'épreuve et une qualitée reconnue par plusieurs.
Les V-Brakes sont solide et puissant,les changements de vitesses sont
précis et efficaces avec grip shift SRT-600Donc à l'ensemble je l'appréci .
Xt et XTR offre plusieurs autres mais il s'agit plutôt d'avoir du cash. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Wu
a cross-country rider
from Hsin Chu, Taiwan
Date Reviewed: February 4, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
For the money, LX is a good buy. The shifting is fairly good, and the V-brakes are strong. The whole grouppo is only slightly heavier than XT. The biggest difference between XT and LX is durability. After four months of hard riding, the ball bearings in the hubs started to deform and got crushed. The bottom bracket started to come loose. The teeth on the chain rings and cog wear out pretty fast. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Sprngsteen
a weekend warrior
from Racine,Wi
Date Reviewed: December 27, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I love my LX parts they hold up just as good as any other part made buy Shimano.
I use gripshift X-rays with them Had problems and slow shifting with them before. Learned how to set high and low screws made all the differance. My friends deralliur got cought on the spokes and bent his deralliur hanger cromoly bike non replasible. And the LBS moved out of town so he cant get any warrenty | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
LUKE
a weekend warrior
from GOLDEN, CO
Date Reviewed: July 9, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
OK, I admit it, I'm one of those people that love to bike but don't have enough money to buy any really cool stuff. That's how my story on LX components begins. I thought they were really weak and all I did was complain about how much I wanted XTR or even XT. I figured that the whole world was going to hell unless I was cool enough to own fancy-ass derailleurs and be snobby about it like all those team losers around my neighborhood. Well, one day I'm reading Mountain Bike, or maybe it was Mountain Bike Action, but it said that LX is the best groupo for the money and all the guys there ride it. Then it came to me during a ride in Tucson when my derailleur completely exploded. It only cost me like 60 bucks for a new LX derailleur, but it would have cost a shitload more if I'd have been riding XTR, which could have ripped off just as easily, and THAT would have caused me to kill myself. So, all-in-all, LX is the best performance for the money and even swanky full-suspension bikes have it, so don't cry just because you don't have any money and Im making no goddamn sense anymore..... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Weeks
a cross-country rider
from Centerport, NY
Date Reviewed: May 26, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I've been riding the '94 LX group since '94 and it's worked great. I recently added Gore Ride-On cables and changed out the stock derailler pulleys for carmichaels and the shifting is FANTASTIC. The old canti's (like I have) work great if you set the straddle wires low(and throw away the Shimano pads). My friend has '96 LX and the V-Brakes are scary good! The Servo-Wave Levers work very nice on M. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kenny Charles
a weekend warrior
from Memphis
Date Reviewed: March 13, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
What a great concept! A mid-price grouppo that works well! I do not own any LX,
but I've riden it many times and I'm very pleased! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonathan Paxon
a cross-country rider
from British Columbia, Canada
Date Reviewed: November 27, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
This has been a very good groupo but I am still upgrading slowly to XT
because the difference is amazing. This set is great but if you have the
money upgrade to XT. You won't be sorry. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh
a cross-country rider
from ME,USA
Date Reviewed: November 5, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
This group is the best buy for the money. It shifts well even with
gripshift. It is cheap,looks good and works as good as XT's. The only
difference is the weight and price, but MTBing isn't about extreme
weight savings. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a cross-country rider
from Mississippi
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
For a recreational rider who races a couple of times a year (me), this is
really, really, good stuff. Crisp shifts (even with X-Rays), light weight,
durable, reasonable price. Had some chain suck, but eliminated it by changing
to a Sachs and adding a tensioner. The 11-tooth is overkill and I really don't
need it, but it's fun to have around. Even the LX Rapidfires were pretty neat,
though I don't care for trigger-shifting in general. Best of all, the machining
and materials are good enough that the adjustments actually _adjust_, instead of
stripping! Try adjusting with a well-used Altus or Acera group and you'll
likely be buying new parts.
What would/will I change? Crankset needs a 20-tooth, stock cassette needs to
run up to 30-tooth. With the 8-speed rear, these spacings wouldn't be execssive.
The Shimano Whus-Action spring in the rear derail needs an upgrade. Maybe a
tweak here an there will become obvious over the next year, but not much else
comes to mind. But that's the whole point of this group! It's good enough to
adjust, modify, upgrade, work on, rebuild, break, and fix. It's not a cheezy
use-toss-and-buy-new set of parts. This, along with most of the STX group,
is the low-end of the good stuff. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a cross-country rider
from Australia
Date Reviewed: June 14, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I have found this groupe set to be light, responsive, and accurate. I very occasionaly have miss shifts but only in muddy weather. | | Overall Rating: |
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