Submitted by
Rome
a Weekend Warrior
from Yigo Guam Date Reviewed: March 22, 2008
Favoriate Trail:
Mt Tenjo, Channel Ten area
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$39.00
Purchased At:
EBay
Strengths:
Tuck under the handle bar design and removeable shift idacators
Weaknesses:
not a whole lot of clearance between the shifter and the brake lever. If you like to swing down your brake so that your wrists are comfortable while standing you will have to rotate your shifters with you brakes.
Similar Products Used:
low end Shimano/ Sram grip shift
Bike Setup:
Stock '04 Fisher Marlin with the following upgrades; LX M580 shifters, XT M770 crankset, XT M770 front derailleur, XT M760 cassette, HG93 chain
Bottom Line:
These are good shifter and work well and can be found on EBay for cheap as take offs from new rigs. I really like the tucked under the bar design and the dual action of the finger paddle. I don't like the shape of the paddles but that is not a weakness of the shifter just a preference. My wife has Deore shifter on one of her bikes, and other than the non-removable shift indicators and different shaped paddles (shorter and embossed with the mega 9 logo) they appear the same. Bottom line; They are good, they are easy to find on EBay, and they work well with the other Shimano components if they are not LX.
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