I recently switched to SRAM X.0 and while the shifting has been fantastic I just blew out my rear derailleur on a trail ride. It encountered a stick and basically crumbled. I'm considering going back to Shimano and going with the Saint Shadow short cage. My last XT Shadow lasted for a couple of seasons and is still working. I'm thinking new XT shifter with short cage Saint derailleur.
What are you guys running for rear derailleur?
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I recently switched to SRAM X.0 and while the shifting has been fantastic I just blew out my rear derailleur on a trail ride. It encountered a stick and basically crumbled. I'm considering going back to Shimano and going with the Saint Shadow short cage. My last XT Shadow lasted for a couple of seasons and is still working. I'm thinking new XT shifter with short cage Saint derailleur.
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i have an X9 on my DH bike and Saint on my FR bike. Everything short cage.
after running x9 for a couple years and loving it (I previously hated shimano), I'm now running a full saint groupo. And I have absolutely zero regrets about it, the shifting feels much better then my x9 did. Much smoother, much less choppy. Still has a nice solid pull and clicks in solid.
seems several of my riding friends have gone thru the same history: shimano xt back in the day, X9 or X0 for several years, and now the shadow Saint (or XT)
as one guy put it, 'the X9s are cheap but seem to get destroyed pretty quickly. meanwhile my saint just won't die.'
the new saint has a stiffer spring and seems pretty bomber overall (I'm just building my bike now). and the lo profile is a big plus. i also like the lack of exposed shifter cable.
for my new DH build, i could get either sram or shimano cheap, and went w/ saint.
as one guy put it, 'the X9s are cheap but seem to get destroyed pretty quickly. meanwhile my saint just won't die.'
the new saint has a stiffer spring and seems pretty bomber overall (I'm just building my bike now). and the lo profile is a big plus. i also like the lack of exposed shifter cable.
for my new DH build, i could get either sram or shimano cheap, and went w/ saint.
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x.7 short. cheap. works.
tossing my name in with the SS cage saint (shadow). I can't argue with the better rock clearance and rather stout design (I still prefer sram shifters though). no serious problems after a season, on 2 separate bikes. the main attachment screw likes to back out on them a lot though for some reason, so you needa stay on top of that, lest your mech fall off...
I've used X9, but they bend pretty easily in my experience. much easier than the XO does. if I was building a weight weenie DHer, an XO short cage would be order though (or a shadow XTR mech with a saint cage).
check that you're cool with using the levers on the XT for DHing though. they're longer than the saints, and can make your cockpit a little awkward. YMMV
I've used X9, but they bend pretty easily in my experience. much easier than the XO does. if I was building a weight weenie DHer, an XO short cage would be order though (or a shadow XTR mech with a saint cage).
check that you're cool with using the levers on the XT for DHing though. they're longer than the saints, and can make your cockpit a little awkward. YMMV
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Was running a short cage X9 which I got already hammered, then hammered it even more. Thing took FOREVER to die. When it finally got beat enough to not hold in gear, I replaced it with a beat Dura-ace road derailleur. The dura ace works better as far as not slapping around as much, the forged lower cage is pretty bomber!
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