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Submitted by
cshok
a Weekend Warrior
from virginia beach
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | seashore state park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | dicks | | Strengths: | Smooth and durable | | Weaknesses: | Has to be adjusted from time to time | | Bike Setup: | Hard-tail mountain bike with front shocks, stock | | Bottom Line: | I use this product for it's intended use road riding and some casual fitness off-road trails. It works very acurately and smooth. I think it's great for the money and does it's job well. If you're a competitive mountain biker I wouldn't use it | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
The Reid
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland, OR, USA
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Tumalo | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Came with bike. | | Strengths: | Light, Durable, Reliable. Clean looking. | | Weaknesses: | so-so reputation. Kind of noisy. | | Similar Products Used: | Other Shimano components that were on my last Trek. | | Bike Setup: | '03Iron Horse Maverick alum frame. Rst capa forks. Sram shifters. | | Bottom Line: | I have logged probably ten thousand miles on and off the road with this r d over the last five years. I haven't been particularly kind to any bike I've ever owned. I'm not too extreme but my bike regularly comes off drops up to 18". I will be happy to upgrade it if and when it finally gives me a reason to. Shifts reliably and keeps good tension. I suppose it could be quieter/smoother, but it has never broken or bent. If you are missing gears with this r d. I would suspect you should replace your chain. More good news. This Shimano r d works with Sram shifters and other driveline components. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
al le barbu
a Cross Country Rider
from gatineau
Date Reviewed: September 10, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | real good and strong. I have a 10 year old ccm bike and the altus came whit it and still works great and i ride that bike every day i can. | | Weaknesses: | needs tunning every couple of years | | Bike Setup: | CCM stock mountain bike | | Bottom Line: | great product, would reccommed this products for light heavy use | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BlackFusion
a Cross Country Rider
from London ON
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came stock on my bik | | Strengths: | Very smooth shifting, can take a beating, it's quiet if adjusted right. | | Weaknesses: | Needed adjusting on my bike aafter 2 months of using it | | Similar Products Used: | A Lower end Shimano Tourney, Shimano Deore, Shimano XT. | | Bike Setup: | McKinley Full Tilt | | Bottom Line: | This shifter is great. If you know how to take care of it, it will last a long time. I use this for cross country, and some cruising in the city. On both terrains it performs great. Would recommend for the beginner to moderate trail rider.
Would definitely recommend the altus. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ADAMX
a Cross Country Rider
from Canada
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Hydro Cut | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Stock on Bike | | Strengths: | Well it looked cool. Shifted good. | | Weaknesses: | Loud when shifting. broke after two weeks of use and three days after the first tune up. | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is this product is bottom of the shimano Derailleur line. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay Bogart
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | 3 Sisters | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | When adjusted properly and kept even 1/2 clean, works great. | | Weaknesses: | so far, to my surprise...none. | | Similar Products Used: | Deore, XT | | Bike Setup: | Hell Camino Spidermonkey | | Bottom Line: | The Altus is by no means a top of the line piece but much to my surprise after 3 full years of daily commuting and 7 eight hour X-C races along with at least 3 off-road excursions per week...the thing still lives!
After some initial adjusting problems the thing has just kept going and going.
And it is not pampered! I've destroyed a Deore and XT, both costing Much more and the Altus keeps on spinning. If you only have a few bucks to spend, adjust it right and you should have a good piece in Altus.
As for the bike snobs...This is a gear review site, not a personal attack site for people who live in their parents basements. Some people here should seriously get counceling...and a job! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gunner
a Cross Country Rider
from Marietta GA USA
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere theres dirt | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Strengths: | never needs to be ajusted been in tons of crashes and never breakes or bends | | Weaknesses: | shifts too slow | | Similar Products Used: | n/a | | Bike Setup: | n/a | | Bottom Line: | Great for begigner off road riders | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
james
a Weekend Warrior
from deland fl
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Walmart | | Strengths: | Inexpensive, much better than the no name der that come with some bikes. | | Weaknesses: | Not for hard riding like some people think it's for. Just because it looks nice doesn't mean it can do tough trails. Constant slapping when going over rough terrain. | | Similar Products Used: | lower end shimanos. Deore XT | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose Blackcomb (der came with bike.) | | Bottom Line: | This amazes me. People use this thing for something it wasn't intended for. Sure some people have good luck with it, and can use it off road, but the bottom line is that it's an amateur der. On shimano's site it says this is for commutes, and beginners only. It served it's purpose, and I've since upgraded to Deore XT. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
paul london
a Cross Country Rider
from spain
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | sierra nevada mountains granada spain | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | ciclo deportes motril spain | | Strengths: | only adjusted twice in two years.perfect if adjusted properly. | | Weaknesses: | set up critical | | Similar Products Used: | sachs dirt quartz, shimano alviro | | Bike Setup: | orbea dakar hardtail ali | | Bottom Line: | used daily for commuting on mountain track and weekends for serious work .best ever used never a problem as good as stuff 5 times the price | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
The Man
a
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | None | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Looks slick | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | McKinley Full Tilt | | Bottom Line: | You guys are all idiots. I would suggest researching a product before you buy it. This componenet system is for CITY USE ONLY. You should not be using the ALTUS system for off-roading at any time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Serge
a Cross Country Rider
from Kazan, Russia
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | stock on the bike | | Strengths: | none :) | | Weaknesses: | overall loose construction. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano Deore | | Bike Setup: | Rock Machine Heatwave. drivetrain upg-d to Shimano Deore/Truvativ Blaze | | Bottom Line: | low-end is low-end. after ~500 km I was unable to adjust it to precise shifting, after more 100 km it was broken (I performed a nice "over-handlebar" salto). Changed it to Deore RD. Verdict: never buy it as an "upgrade". if it cames on your bike -kill it by riding and buy a good RD. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
PETROV
a Cross Country Rider
from RURAL NY
Date Reviewed: February 10, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | LOTSOF'EM | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | Worked as expected (or better) for a lower end component. | | Weaknesses: | Shot after a year, but* | | Similar Products Used: | Deore;XT;LX | | Bike Setup: | Giant Sedona rigged more Mt. than comfort. | | Bottom Line: | My Altus R.D. worked damn near flawlessly when clean, lubed, and adjusted. (Only adjusted 2X in the year.) Ghost shifted twice early on but never later. Didn't miss a shift, ran quiet and smoothe. *I'm 230#, strong, like to test myself, and sometimes wear a heavy pack for commutes and days afield. I must have rode it too hard, in crossed gears perhaps?-the pivot is worn out. So I feel it's earlier than expected demise is as much or more my fault as Shimano's. Still works on easy rides, just not as well and I'm installing a Deore LX ($30-Jenson). I never expected it to last forever, never complained about it's performance, actually sorry to see it go. A component befitting a $300 bike. I wouldn't buy one unless real cheap for a backup, there's better parts to be had. I also wouldn't change it out prematurely just because you feel the need for more bling. ride it till it breaks, it's fine. A CLEAN drivetrain is a HAPPY drivetrain!!! I'm giving it high grades in the context of lower rung parts. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dj The Chemist
a Downhiller
from London Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Medowlilly | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$9.00 | | Purchased At: | www.ebay.ca | | Strengths: | Strengths!? ahah what strengths.. the things a piece of crap.. and works as well as a Falcon shifter..hahaha | | Weaknesses: | EVERYTHING... it broke when i landed a 4ft drop!? | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano SIS | | Bike Setup: | CCM Torque, Raceface Crank, Sunrims, DT Spoles, Deore Rear Hub, Hayes Purple hydroluc Discbrakes, Hayes front hub, Marzoochi 03 Z1's, stock rear schock (unknown brand)Black spire bashguard/cog. Sram 8 gear cassette, Sram 5.0 grip shift | | Bottom Line: | ...don't buy it.. i mean sure i payed like.. 12 bucks with shipping.. cuz i need a new one fast.. but i broke it just as fast as i baught it... don't waste ur money. even if it's like 1 buck.. i think.. the only person who should buy this.. is a 10 year old kid.. learning to jump off there fathers home made kicker.
- DJ The Chemist 2000-2006 (c) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony
a Cross Country Rider
from Western Australia
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Dardanup | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came Standard on bike | | Strengths: | -Shifted well when on smooth ground
-Sleak looking and reasonably light | | Weaknesses: | -seemd fairly weak in construction (when i hit a grass tree the entire thing flew apart beyond repair)
-slipped a bit on a hill or jump. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimmano SIS | | Bike Setup: | '05 Mongoose Tyax Comp with shimmano hollowtech crank. | | Bottom Line: | O.K derailler for a casual ride just dont hit anything with it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan Chien
a Cross Country Rider
from Reno
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | 1. Cheap
2. Shimano Brand
3. Relatively Quiet
4. Strong (I think) | | Weaknesses: | 1. Bounces somewhat on tougher trails | | Similar Products Used: | 1. Shimano Acera X (old) | | Bike Setup: | Cephas Fever 7.7, stock, but I think I am going to upgrade to BB5disc brakes and Shimano Alivio rear derailuer soon, Specialized Hardrock, stock, really old. | | Bottom Line: | Great for the price, good for the aspiring off-road rider. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hui Chuen Chuang
a Weekend Warrior
from Penang, Malaysia
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | near my house | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$14.00 | | Purchased At: | Sim Cycle | | Strengths: | cheap, compatible with my megarange cassette | | Weaknesses: | bounces too much in the rough | | Similar Products Used: | alivio | | Bike Setup: | megarange cassette, deore cranks, lx FD | | Bottom Line: | overall good, but not a good upgrade | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Ottawa
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$21.00 | | Strengths: | Inexpencive, the tension isn't bad either. | | Weaknesses: | Shifting up hill, bounces way too much.
| | Similar Products Used: | Alivio | | Bike Setup: | Altus back, SIS front, low end bike. | | Bottom Line: | If you want to get use to your bike and this is the stock derailleur, keep it until you start getting a little more hard core on the trails.
For what you pay for this derailleur you get a good all around package. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brett
a Weekend Warrior
from pensacola, florida
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | west florida | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | pensacola cycles | | Strengths: | the color? | | Weaknesses: | it doesn't work? | | Bike Setup: | specialized hardrock & some eggbeaters | | Bottom Line: | this thing is a heap of crap. it came with the bike and with my next paycheck i'm getting something different and i can't wait.
it shifts horribly, makes a ton of noise, and is extremely weak. it's bent into my spokes on at least two occasions i can recall.
if you have one of these and are going uphill, don't try to downshift because it just won't work. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
j west
a
from salt lake city Utah/Edmonton Alberta
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Shifts when I want it to-doesn't lose the chain
has survived my carear of crashing spectacularly | | Weaknesses: | sort of "hops" when I shift to the smallest gear-makes an audible noise | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Trek 820 with ALTUS rear and SIS front | | Bottom Line: | This is the first bike I've had other than my old diamondback, but I think it is quite good. The ALTUS has had not really any problems because really the only "tricks" I do are jumps off curbs. I ride my bike to and from school 5km, or 10km roundtrip and I have had no large problems with my REAR derailer. My front SIS sucks.
CONDENSED: ALTUS is a good derailler for its price and SIS is horrible no matter how much you pay for it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bike Dude
a Weekend Warrior
from Tassie, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 12, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Ben lomond decent | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Came with my bike | | Strengths: | Its cheep...umm....it works pretty good as long as you don't thrash it....its pretty good for single track....It is a good bike for starters....it is pretty damn good for the price which u pay for it....(I spose that depends on where and how much u pay 4 it)
Oh yeah...it looks pretty good too | | Weaknesses: | Its a little flimsy...it cannot handle the drops i am currently...(4 foot drops)...I think that iff i done any more than a 5 foot drop it would snap or bend. | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Giant Boulder SE, otherwise pretty stok standard...yess..i do have front shox | | Bottom Line: | Its pretty good......pretty cheep...just don't thrash it and be good to it and it will serve you well...if uve got an SIS deraliar then definately go out and get one of these....there cheep and endlessly betta than SIS....if ure lookin to do any proper downhilling then dont get this...it will ben and crack..If ure only doin single track than this thing is fine....
I don't really know wat else to say about its so i won't say animore...
Cheers | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Harrison
a Downhiller
from Fort Mill, SC
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | my back yard | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | The ALTUS line is good for beginners. I have had altus deraileurs on the past 2 bikes I have owned and they are very responsive and smooth. The shift and brake levers are also smooth and extremely strong. | | Weaknesses: | The rear deraileur does not do well uphill (im a downhill rider so it doesnt matter to me). At times the front der. acts wierd when i want to downshift. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano acera, Deore XT. | | Bike Setup: | Motobecane 500DS - rockshox judy, RST rear spring, Monkeylite handlebar, lizardskins deraileur and chainstay covers, Shimano disc brakes (mech.), truvativ crankset, WTB saddle, Kenda kevlar knobbed tires, ravX barends, CatEye lighting, Shimano 9spd cassette, Deore XT shifters/brake shifters, much more. | | Bottom Line: | The ALTUS line is the best for beginners who are looking for inexpensive, dependable drivetrain components. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Corey Nettleblad
a Racer
from Gilroy, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: February 9, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | The way to school | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$28.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | This thing is super strong. It has better chain tension that one of those XTR's. Those are really cheap and ugly. | | Weaknesses: | The price was a bit out of range, but i do like to spoil myself. | | Similar Products Used: | XTR, X.O., XT, LX, Deore, Alvilo, 9.0, 7.0, 5.0, 3.0, Dura-ace, ultegra, 105, acera | | Bike Setup: | Only the best... A GIANT BOULDER | | Bottom Line: | This thing is the best out there. It has great ability and keeps the chain in when going down huge hits like a curb. (Going down a curb was my most recent accomplishment) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Cross Country Rider
from Tulare CA
Date Reviewed: November 15, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Costco | | Strengths: | It came with the bike so I don't know about the cost. It has heald up for ~ 10 years I can't complain. The bike has died because the front chainring is missing to many teeth and it is swaged together so it would be a pain to replace but the rear derailer still hits 5 out of 7 gears consistently and I always have the highest and lowest it will skip one in the middle ushualy. The front continues to work well I have no dificulty changeing into any chainring. | | Weaknesses: | It it heavy, it is not desighned to be raced but if they made it the smae today I wouldent hesitate to buy another if I was looking in this quality Level | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT, LX, SIS a couple of other cheap ones also | | Bike Setup: | Motiv Stone Grinder HP cro-moly | | Bottom Line: | For what it is it is a very reliable eficient piece of equipment. I have not ridden this bike especialy hard but it has required no maintnence whatsoever in the last 10 years which counts for a lot. And when I say none that is what I mean I never even lubed the chain.
I don't know if the current production works as well but mine has heald up admirably. I would not hesitate to buy another one if it was to go on a bike that was not intended to be raced. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ron
a
from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | no favorite | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Good, when it works. | | Weaknesses: | Front shifter cable tension needs adjustment at the start of almost every ride, seems temperature sensitive. Unreliable uphill downshifting, works sometimes, sometimes not. In general, shifting is not consistent. Most times the chain jumps into place, but sometimes the chain stuggles for a bit before finding its way into place. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano Acera and SIS | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Giant Rincon, Altus crank set, Altus 24 speed Rapid Fire shifters, Altus front derailler with BB mount, Alivio rear derailler, MegaRange 11-34T (upgrade). | | Bottom Line: |
Came with the bike. Will upgrade when it breaks.
I find I have trouble downshifting while climbing a very steep grade. Milder grades are not a problem. It may or may not downshift. Toss a coin. The problem seems mostly with downshifting from the largest sprocket, to the middle sprocket. Downshifting to the smallest sprocket is much more reliable.
In general, shifting is variable. That is, most times the chain just snaps into place, beautifully. Now and again the chain seems to struggle to get where it is going.
Perhaps my 6061 aluminum alloy frame has a different coefficient of thermal expansion, compared to the stainless steel cables that are stretched out along the full length of the frame top tube. That might account for the fact that the cable tension needs to be adjusted almost every ride.
Could the whole configuration be temperature sensitive?
I have found that once the front derailler inward and outward travel limits are set correctly, only the cable tension is an issue. I find that shortly after I start off, I often have trouble either upshifting or downshifting. I either tighten or loosen the cable, at the Rapid Fire shifter, while riding, to fix the shifting problem, and then the thing is fine for the rest of the ride.
Well, except for the unpredictable refusal to downshift while climbing a very steep grade, and the incidental struggling to shift, even on level terrain.
Now, I may have mitigated the problem with uphill downshifting. After a recent ride, I found that I could no longer get the derailler adjusted at all. No amount of adjustment would get it to work properly.
Then I discovered that the thing was suddenly bent. I must have caught it on something offroading, and bent it. So, after briefly considering an upgrade, I decided to try to straighten it.
The derailler chain cage was twisted at the point where it connects to the rest of the derailler. The bottom of the cage was pulled back and up, away from the sprockets.
I took a small adjustable wrench and closed the jaws down to the thickness of the derailler metal, and then used the wrench to torque the metal, at the point of chain cage attachment, to bend it back into place. In the process, I bent it so that the chain cage, when it moves in and out, just barely clears the teeth on the largest sprocket. I believe I now have it set closer to the sprocket teeth than it ever was before.
Now downshifting off the largest sprocket works much better. Overall, shifting seems to be much more crisp than it ever was. However, I still have to adjust the cable tension for just about every ride.
In top gear, the front large sprocket always makes some sort of mild periodic chain noise. The noise is not loud, but seems to occur with each rotation of the crank. Nothing is rubbing and the thing stays in gear, but the noise *is* noticeable. I suspect that the noise is related to features on the largest front sprocket, which are intended to assist the chain to mount or dismount the sprocket, during shifting. It only seems to occur when the chain is on the smallest rear sprocket and the largest front sprocket.
My Alivio rear derailler, with the 11-34T MegaRange cassette (an upgrade), works flawlessly, all the time, and I never have any problems with it at all, except keeping it clean and lubed.
The constant need for adjustment, the fact that the chain sometimes struggles to shift, the noise in top gear, and the problems with downshifting from the largest sprocket to the middle sprocket when climbing a steep grade, keep me from giving the Altus front drive train a very good rating.
I have not tried any top of the line deraillers, so I cannot rate the Altus kit by comparison. I can only rate based on its intended purpose and how well it does the job.
I figure that for anything to be an excellent value, it has to do a good job, for a good price, so even though Altus is less expensive than XT or XTR, I don't see really good value in something that does not work really well, at any cost.
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Submitted by
steve
a Cross Country Rider
from saco, maine, usa
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | clifford park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | cycle mainia | | Strengths: | huge cogs, have held up to my abuse, lightweight | | Weaknesses: | plastic casing, slow response | | Similar Products Used: | shimano sis | | Bike Setup: | raleigh m20 stock, replaced the sis with the altus | | Bottom Line: | you get what you pay for. would not suggest to a hardcore rider but great for the weekend rider or begginer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam
a Cross Country Rider
from lake hughes
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | sawmill | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$24.00 | | Purchased At: | gills bike shop | | Strengths: | the rear derailluer shiftes smooth, easy to clean, and is lite weight, when the arm got stuck in my spoke it bent the crap out of my frame but only left a dent on the arm | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bottom Line: | I have rode in the crapyest terrain and never had a problem with it. The resone is I take care of it(clean,lube,andmake shur it adjusted right) and it makes me happy, my dad is the king of takeing care of bikes and he hase the deore lx system and the brakes, derailluers are always out of adjustment, so you only need the altus insted of spending $700.00+ on top quality systems | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kenif
a Weekend Warrior
from australia
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | shifts up. shifts down. what more could you want??? pretty reliable too. | | Weaknesses: | needs adjusting frequently. has those big wheels. can also ghost shift and on longer trails may need adjusting half way. takes quite a while to change gears so ya have to shift early and hope for the best. | | Similar Products Used: | sis. acera. alivio | | Bike Setup: | giant boulder se. alivio cranks. tioga terra firma tyres. aricle carbon bar (pretty pimpy). rest is all stock. | | Bottom Line: | i guess its cheap but i don't know the price. it shifts up. it shifts down. not very quickly but it gets there. recomended for xc or it'll die well before its time is up. it does the job. thats about it. i haven't anything else to say. i'll go now. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
T M
a Cross Country Rider
from MA
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | came on my bike | | Strengths: | will work if u dont beat the crap out of it | | Weaknesses: | slow shifting, maitnence every once and a while | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Trek 820 | | Bottom Line: | great if you are just starting out but when you start to ride harder trails u will need to upgrade. good value for beginners | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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