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Submitted by
kirbyfreek
a Weekend Warrior
from Earth
Date Reviewed: September 21, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Oreos | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | Never gives up. If plastic cracks, one can still limp it back home while pedaling.
| | Weaknesses: | Surprisingly easy to damage. | | Similar Products Used: | CRAPPY CHINA BIKEZZZ | | Bike Setup: | Stock 2007 Trek Mountain Track 240 | | Bottom Line: | Fine with moderate conditions. The bike fell downhill backwards still on its wheels because I failed going up a 47 degree slope. But it still worked with the help of my brother (but not so well, but it worked). Happy face = Alivio :D | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rockin downhiller
a Downhiller
from California
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | dead campers | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Friend | | Strengths: | Good street derailer | | Weaknesses: | Does not work at all for downhill or freeride. It shifts randomly on trails or skips in certain gears. The cage is too long and I hit it all the time | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | iron horse yakuza sohon bucho | | Bottom Line: | dont get it if you ride downhill or freeride | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bender
a Racer
from Duluth, MN, USA
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Hartley | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Ski Hut | | Strengths: | Not much upkeep needed.
| | Weaknesses: | Snapped off after 4 months of riding.
Can't handle rough trails or steep hills.
| | Bike Setup: | Specialized Rockhopper 08 | | Bottom Line: | Good if you dont like tending to your bike. Not durable enough for someone who is a serious rider. Cheap is good though, it performs great for the price. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matty oy!
a Weekend Warrior
from NY
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | the next....FACE PLANT | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Durable | | Weaknesses: | none really | | Similar Products Used: | all other kinds of derailleurs | | Bike Setup: | alivio shifties, jet pack, v8 engine on my bicycle | | Bottom Line: | this is a pretty good derailleur, if your lazy like me and dont like to do proper maintenance then you might have some issues with it because of dirt, cables, etc. But if you have everything set up right then no problem. Currently I am compromising with a little bit of adjustments and I sort of have to pick and choose which gears I want the derailleur to work on. Then again not all combinations of 24 speeds are supposed to be used anyway...
BOTTOM LINE-fly around on a magical JET PACK then you'll have no worries, nor any sanity | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Illuminatus
a Racer
from Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | The Dutch countryside | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Presto, Amsterdam | | Strengths: | Inexpensive product, seems reliable & easy, smooth gear change | | Weaknesses: | Occasional slip, took the bike to the shop of purchase for it's 1st free service recently and now works great. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bottom Line: | I bought a Stevens Galant lite which is a lightweight touring bike, I do 40Km every day for work and long runs at weekends in all weathers.
The bike has all the Alivio components including the V-brakes, so far in 6 months I've only had the very occasional gear slip, everything else has been fine, but then again I'm in Holland which is flat as a pancake and with a very well developed smooth surfaced cycle path network throughout the whole country, I would recommend the Alivio for flat & easy terrain but I don't think it would perform so good on hard hill climbs or heavy off road use.
For me it's been very good, maybe I might upgrade to an XT or something in the future when the Alivio eventually dies out.
Good value. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Clay
a Weekend Warrior
from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Pembina | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Sampsons | | Strengths: | Works all the time | | Weaknesses: | May be a little heavy | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Hard Tail Marin | | Bottom Line: | This product has worked everytime I have taken it out, slight preventative maintence (change the chain change the pulley wheels) and keep it clean. I have used my bike as a daily bike for going to work and have clocked easily 7000 km and no problems. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
corey
a Weekend Warrior
from se usa
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | dirt and rock | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | price
function
value | | Weaknesses: | bling factor
weight | | Bike Setup: | one with two wheels | | Bottom Line: | this derailleur works.... period.
Once your cables are broken in and everything is re-adjusted, your good to go for a while. may need to tweak the barrel adjuster a half turn every few hundred miles, but so what.
if your cables, housing, derailleur, cassette, and chain are clean and lubed properly, which they should always be, and you have shifters that work properly, this derailleur works great. If you need a derailluer and need to save a few bucks, this one will work.
the people that say it skips, or won't shift, etc, have OTHER PROBLEMS IN THEIR DRIVETRAIN. If you don't clean, lube, and maintain the drivetrain you can bolt on a 250 derailleur and it is not going to work. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Dowling
a Cross Country Rider
from Leedstown, Cornwall, UK
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Bodmin Moor | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Original equipment on my Diamondback Response | | Strengths: | Once the cable has stretched in, very little upkeep required. Good solid changing and easy set up. This is where the Deore was when it first appeared. Rugged. | | Weaknesses: | Slightly slow down shifts. Indifferent cassette clearance adjustment. | | Similar Products Used: | Deore, XT. | | Bike Setup: | Full mountain hardtail frame, XC wheel set. Alivio front and rear, with alivio rapidfire shifters. Marzocchi Bomber forks, 170mm discs front and rear. | | Bottom Line: | This mech offers very good value for money, being resilient and easy to maintain. After bending the jockey wheel cage on mine, along with the dropout and straightening them both as much as possible, the alivio continued to work flawlessly after readjustment.
Replacing the dropout necessitated fully readjusting the mech, which indicates that it is sensitive to alignment angles, so the need for proper setup cannot be underestimated.
Recommended, especially for entry level users. Not really suitable for dirtjumping and serious downhill. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zak Kennedy
a Weekend Warrior
from PC
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | None | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | Horrible but if adjusted properly can work farely well when shifting. Did me good on drops and ramps untill it broke! CHEAP.. | | Weaknesses: | Shimano,, got to be bad. After riding on it, it starts to skip alot. Bends easily. | | Similar Products Used: | NONE I use to ride bmx. | | Bike Setup: | Norco Rival 2 front rings 8 in the back | | Bottom Line: | Not a great derailer unless you are not having problems with it and can buy a new one every soo often.. With me it got caught in the spokes as i was riding and broke and it also broke alot of my spokes in my rim..:( | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jimbo
a Downhiller
from australia
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came with my bike | | Strengths: | well for how much it costs pretty much everything | | Weaknesses: | doesnt work well with a guide at the front. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bottom Line: | for the price of this you cant go wrong. If i buckle it or break it its not really gonna matter, same cant be said for an x0-break it and thats $400 wasted. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Cedar MN USA
Date Reviewed: August 3, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Theo Wirth | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | skips out of all high end gears I have an eight speed Giant Rincon and can't shift out of 4th without it slipping. | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Giant Rincon pretty much stock as far as mechanical goes.
| | Bottom Line: | If you do any serious riding upgrade to a better derailleur. I have used Shimano components for many years. This product is a disgrace to the Shimano name | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Doug Clarke
a
from ridgeway, ON, canada
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | ridgeway dirt jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | steves bike shop | | Strengths: | shifts smooth adjusts easly, once your cable is streched and it is adjusted corectly it will run smothly | | Weaknesses: | has to be kept pretty clean or runs sorta rough when you back peddal | | Similar Products Used: | shimano tourney, on another bike | | Bike Setup: | giant stp 2 with single ring in front | | Bottom Line: | i need to replace mine because i had dumb kids that dont listen screw mine up but before they touched it it worked amazing i would recamend this part just dont let anyone land on it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SilverStraty
a Weekend Warrior
from Kansas
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | any trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Stock on my Ironhorse (Northface) Kichatna | | Strengths: | Very quick shifting, cheap, easily adjusted | | Weaknesses: | Not many so far, just a little tick sometimes in high gears | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Ironhorse (Northface) Kichatna.....Truvativ X-flow crank, Truvativ handle bar, Manitou Liquid Pressure front shock, Shimano Alivo gearing, and speed disc braking | | Bottom Line: | Anyone who says they have a problem with this system either doesnt take care of their bike or they dont know how to do proper upkeep and maintance like adjustments to their rear derailer and their bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from Kansas
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | any trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Stock on my Ironhorse (Northface) Kichatna | | Strengths: | Very quick shifting, cheap, easily adjusted | | Weaknesses: | Not many so far, just a little tick sometimes in high gears | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Ironhorse (Northface) Kichatna.....Truvativ X-flow crank, Truvativ handle bar, Manitou Liquid Pressure front shock, Shimano Alivo gearing, and speed disc braking | | Bottom Line: | Anyone who says they have a problem with this system either doesnt take care of their bike or they dont know how to do proper upkeep and maintance like adjustments to their rear derailer and their bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gavin Davies
a Cross Country Rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Llandegla | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | bought at shop | | Strengths: | Very cheap, it came with my Kona Scrap. I was suprised such a low cost rear mech was on a bike like this. | | Weaknesses: | Skipping gears
Constant clicking
Need maintenance | | Similar Products Used: | LX, XT and XTR much better. | | Bike Setup: | Kona Scrap with standard issue parts. | | Bottom Line: | This product does its job. For weekend occasional use remember that you need to use lube and clean correctly every 2 weeks.
I've had a few problems and on going ones that I cant seem to correct even after reading numerous instructions on how to tweak the mech.
I'd avoid it if you can afford LX, XT or XTR. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marvin
a Weekend Warrior
from Glendale, CA
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Verdugo Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Great and Durable, Never failed on me. | | Weaknesses: | after putting about 1000+Miles on it, it is starting to down and up shift bad, skips gears if not tuned very well. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX Rear Derailleur | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4300 Hard trail, Disk, LX Front Derailleur, LX rear Derailleur, Rock shox 318 Front Fork, cat eye micro wireless speedometer. | | Bottom Line: | For an entry Trail biker, its not as bad as what others might say, i mean it has lived for 1000+ Miles with me and i am sure it can handle more, but not for me anymore as i have started doing more mountain trail and down hill rides and it was time for me to upgrade! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
hrvoje
a Downhiller
from zagreb,croatia
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | woods | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | markoprojekt | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Cheap by the built,performance and looks | | Similar Products Used: | Sram sx5 | | Bike Setup: | Norco rival 06 stock | | Bottom Line: | Alivio is made for people that seats on their bike once or twice a year for that its perfect.For all the other riders who want anykind of performance from their changers by anything(!!!!) else | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scott b
a Weekend Warrior
from apple valley ca
Date Reviewed: January 14, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Ibex.com | | Strengths: | it made out of metal, Easy to ajust. | | Weaknesses: | It seems to skip gears and shift when you don't want it to. | | Bottom Line: | Its pretty much bottom of the line, Its not soild on road nor esspcaily off road(on Smooth fire roads) theres a very good chance this product will fail on you. You will be kicking your self. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Weekend Warrior
from CANADA!
Date Reviewed: October 30, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | looks good (i guess ) fast shifting when tuned | | Weaknesses: | dosnt like mud or KMC chains | | Bike Setup: | KHS dj50 avid bb5 brakes rukton cranks | | Bottom Line: | great derailer for xc but to loose for dh&fr | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kenny Redman
a Weekend Warrior
from B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | N/A | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Experience Cycling | | Strengths: | its an ok derailleur for most people who ride there bike light and dont ride there bike that hard but for a person like me who rides there bike hard i would not get this derailleur | | Weaknesses: | its to long sticks get cought in it alot, also it broke today so now i dont have no 1st gear and no 4,5 gears are gone also | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 06 Santa Cruz Jackal, manitou sherman break out plus, double track rims | | Bottom Line: | this is not a half bad derailleur for a person who does not ride there bike that hard but if you ride you bike hard every day i would say not to get this derailleur | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Erik Lavergren
a Weekend Warrior
from b.c. canada
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | hells highway | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | works good. tune it just rite so it shifts: QUICK!!! | | Weaknesses: | i tuned it and wen i`m my shifter is in 7th its acually in 6th. | | Bike Setup: | 06 fisher mullet | | Bottom Line: | the derailleur is a good 1. i wood recomend it to any 1. but mite want to upgrade to a deore or a lx, xt. Overall its a good derailleur. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony Willetts
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt leonard | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came on b ike | | Strengths: | great shifting, solid, doesnt get in the way when doing drops or jumps | | Weaknesses: | none that i can c | | Similar Products Used: | shimmano altus and shimmano Deore LX | | Bike Setup: | shogun floater, hussefelt crankset | | Bottom Line: | great derailer, i have used this derailer from 1.5m drops and sk8parks/DJ to XC and it has always worked perfectly, shifts awesome and stays in gear even over really ruff terain. i had a Deore LX which i baught for my old bike and that now sits in my shed but im not bothering to swap it ova because this works just as good as that ever did. If u need a new derailer save the extra $$$$ u would have spent on a deore or XT and go for the alivio which is much cheaper and works great!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ryan sermon
a
from perth western australia
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | everything | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | everything it has taken everything - bmx track,skate park, freeride jumping park fences, kurbs mega rim bashes -indestructable | | Weaknesses: | mm only the fact that the bottom bracket looks crap | | Similar Products Used: | many
shimano sis- hah not even capable of changing gears- rip off ov a shimano- fell off on my first mtb when changing gears, shimano tourney- base line derallier (xcluding sis) acera- faily good only for curusin or soft of road, shimano deore allright only for cross country, deore lx and xt best of the best and lastly the shimano XTR best of the best doesnt handle the rim bashes that well. havent yet to try the saint or hone | | Bike Setup: | giant stp2 06 - mazocchi 125mm djpro, ft alivio, rt alivio, double wall rims | | Bottom Line: | indestructable and good for average riding dont go any lower than the alivio | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike
a Weekend Warrior
from boulder creek, california, usa
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | my street | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1860.00 | | Purchased At: | cycle works | | Strengths: | it shifts fast and smooth | | Weaknesses: | i went off three foot drop off and it got caught in the spokes and broke | | Similar Products Used: | every shimano Derailleur me and my friend have had has broken | | Bike Setup: | 2006 norco shore 3 stock, 2 days old from shop | | Bottom Line: | dont get it if your gonna go off any jumps drop offs. Its great if your just cruising around a park | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roy Scoggins
a Downhiller
from Eureka
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Kneeland | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Revolution | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | its a shimano, thats it. its crappy as hell. if you ride road, its fine, but XC, and freeride, downhill. yeah it is bad. | | Similar Products Used: | SRAM! the best. | | Bike Setup: | yeah. | | Bottom Line: | dont buy, its cheap, but not worth it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Erik Lavergren
a Weekend Warrior
from B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | The derailing is really good. it looks really cool. it works really fast. | | Weaknesses: | I had to take it over to the shop to get it adjusted because when i was in secind it skipped to first. But thats really it. | | Bottom Line: | It works really great. The bad thing is that it may skip when you are in second but if it does that take it over to the shop to get it adjusted. Overall it is a really good deraillear I would recommend it to any rider. Shamino deos a really good job. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zach Davis
a Cross Country Rider
from Scotland, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | too many | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Ancaster Cycle | | Strengths: | Shifts great after a year of almost daily use. XC, DJ, Trails. May not shift as crisply as high end, but i dont notice a big difference . Never bent, works well. | | Weaknesses: | none really | | Similar Products Used: | Acera, SIS, Altus, XT, Deore | | Bike Setup: | Giant Rincon, upgraded | | Bottom Line: | great derailler, ill ride it till it dies, and it hasnt yet
looks good and costs little | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Ney York
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Inexpencive Reliable for its class, shifts quickly if proporly adjusted and when used with HG or equivilent rear coset. | | Weaknesses: | entry levle | | Bottom Line: | I Upgreaded to thies becuse I snaped my old one off. they work smooth and fast when you use an HG or equivlent Rear sprokets. Havent wrecked them yet in 4 months over very technical trails and 1-3 foot drops. has had sticks and other stuff run though them and they still work. good value | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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