replacing sram front shifter

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=602215

If your shifter is actually broken, get whichever. I think the 7 and the 9 are both in the diminishing returns part of the line - good, and not a whole lot of difference between them.

You don't have to replace your rear derailleur for more speeds - it only "knows" how much tension is on the cable, and SRAM has used the same pull ratio for years. You do need a new cassette, and you should get a new chain if you're replacing your cassette, to get the most wear out of both (and because lower-speed chains are fatter than what higher-speed cassettes and shifters are designed to work with, potentially causing shifting problems and noise.)

I didn't like twist shifters when I had 'em, but I only had the crappy ones. Try a bike that has a set and then decide.

Really a front shifter...... does it really make a diffrence.......Id opt for another SX4 IMHO. How often are you really using that?

Last month, I bought X.7 shifter set from www.performancebike.com for $39.99 for the SET!

hardwarz said:

Last month, I bought X.7 shifter set from www.performancebike.com for $39.99 for the SET!

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X7=9 speed X4=8 speed OP would have to buy a 9 spd cassette.....so your 39$ shifter set just turned into a 90$ shifter set. Just a thought.......

ae111black said:

X7=9 speed X4=8 speed OP would have to buy a 9 spd cassette.....so your 39$ shifter set just turned into a 90$ shifter set. Just a thought.......

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Yeah, IF he wants to upgrade to 9 speed immediately. He could just buy the set, swap the front shifter, then ride what he has until something else breaks or he decides to spring for a new cassette and chain. (Cause of course, the front shifter doesn't care if you're running 8sp, 9 sp, or whatever.)