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Submitted by
Leonardo Horovitz
a Cross Country Rider
from Montevideo, Uruguay
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$ | | Purchased At: | | | Strengths: | Works flawlessly. Works quite well even if dirty. | | Weaknesses: | Weight compared to XTR | | Similar Products Used: | Alivio | | Bike Setup: | Trek 6500 2006 | | Bottom Line: | I would buy it again. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nicholas Belarde
a Downhiller
from Eureka
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay!! | | Strengths: | -Stronger than LX's
-Lighter than LX's
-Fast and smooth shifting | | Weaknesses: | The pulleys are a little stiff, but not reaally a problem | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX | | Bike Setup: | Kona Roast 2004 | | Bottom Line: | If you can pick this baby up used, I would recommend it over the LX, Too expensive if you buy it new. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
William
a Weekend Warrior
from Burlington, VT
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Passing the Horizon | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$ | | Purchased At: | Earls Cyclery | | Strengths: | Crisp shifting, reduced cable exposure, no chain slap! | | Weaknesses: | Apparently not low profile enough! | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | '08 Kona Dawg, stock for now. | | Bottom Line: | This is a review for the Deore XT Shadow (M772) long cage.
The derailleur came as standard equipment on my new Dawg, and I was impressed with the shift quality/speed and the lack of chain slap on the rough stuff!
On my first real singletrack ride of the season I roached the inner and outer pulley plates on a fallen branch. Luckily, I slammed my brakes as it hit my spokes and minimized the damage. I chalk it up to bad luck and the huge amount of down trees on this downhill section. I bent it out and made it home...just sad to see my brand new derailleur in a sorry state after a first ride.
I may switch to a bashguard instead of a big ring and go for the med cage next time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a
from Monterey
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$ | | Purchased At: | | | Strengths: | Very crsp shifting. Very smooth, but still has that "feel" so you know when you shifted. Low profile is great. | | Weaknesses: | meh. | | Similar Products Used: | x9. | | Bike Setup: | | | Bottom Line: | Very good derailleur. Just came back from Folsom, and man was I glad to have this derailleur. Now, 15 mm more clearence doesn't sound like much, but even if it is just a "mind over matter" type of thing, it works. There were numerous boulders gaps that could have easily taken a mech off. No ghostshifting, reliable, but it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joe
a Weekend Warrior
from ireland
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | chainreactioncycles | | Strengths: | they look savage!..shift very cleanly!... | | Weaknesses: | well nothing so far!:D | | Similar Products Used: | deore,,lx,,older xt, | | Bike Setup: | | | Bottom Line: | my one is the short cage and is very good,,,clean quick shifting..its an excellent derailleur...if you are thinking of upgrading go for this!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Nichols
a Cross Country Rider
from Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Date Reviewed: February 18, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | AE Line, AE Forest, Scotland | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | The Edge Cycleworks | | Strengths: | Quick, Clean, Crisp Shifting, Looks awesome, easy to set up, much better than my old LX and not to expensive | | Weaknesses: | None to date!! | | Similar Products Used: | LX, Deore | | Bike Setup: | XT 772 Shadow, Deore Cassette, Sram PG951 Chain, LX Front Mech, LX Chainrings, LX Cranks and BB, Deore Shifters and Brakes. | | Bottom Line: | Excellent, If your going to upgrade then definatly go for this | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from Reading, PA, USA
Date Reviewed: December 24, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Blue Marsh Lake | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | This is for the XT 772 Shadow model. My bike is in a state of flux as I get money for parts and such. The first thing I did was upgrade my drivetrain to full XT parts. The shadow had just come out and I really liked the idea of a low profile 'SRAM-like' shimano offering. My current Deore had been giving me problems because of my heavy riding style and I'm glad to say that in the time I've had the shadow those issue are gone. It was easy to install and needed very little setup out of the box. I'm running an 8 speed rear at the moment and it has no issues at all there. It meshed well with my overall riding style and setup too. I LOVE this thing! It even looks good. My only gripe is that there isn't a barrel adjuster on the derailleur itself, but that wasn't an issue as there is on my shifter pods. I also love the fact that I don't have a mile of trailing cable loop to snag on branches. | | Weaknesses: | Minor gripe: No barrel adjuster, but that would add to the cable looping I think. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano Deore. Generic crap. | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose Rockadile CroMo frame. (Sucks, but was free!) Deore XT front, Shadow Rear derailleur. Rock Shox J1 fork. Acera combo shifter pods (8 spd) Avid SD-7 Rim brakes. Generic wheelset. Race Face Evolve XC crankset | | Bottom Line: | Excellent derailleur. Well worth the price, and a major improvement over the previous iterations. No problems yet. Minor gripe over the barrel adjuster, but I think I will live just fine. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roger Ramjet
a Cross Country Rider
from Canberra
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | it changes day to day | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Chain reaction | | Strengths: | Doesnt bash my chainstays like my old XT derailleur used to. Typical shimano durability. | | Weaknesses: | shamless copy of SRAM - lazy Shimano! | | Similar Products Used: | XT, LX, Deore | | Bike Setup: | shimano XT drivetrain | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the new, scarily named 'shadow' derailleur. Its low normal and looks scarily similar to SRAM, it shifts to lower gears faster and smoother than my old XT der, and sits closer to the frame so less potential for damage. Definitely an improvment on the standard design, and its all aluminium so it wont snap (like XO or XTR) but does it perform as good as XO? | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy
a Weekend Warrior
from College Station, TX
Date Reviewed: November 16, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Bluff Creek Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | crisp, smooth shifting, no ghost shifting, great in all 27 gears. greater chain tension than previous models | | Weaknesses: | | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX | | Bike Setup: | Leader hardtail, XT FD & RD, LX crank/BB, LX rapidfire shifters/brake levers, sram cassette, BB7's, mavic wheels, egg beaters. | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the 761, top-normal model. This derailleur is a huge step up from my old 570 LX model. The chain tension is a lot better, shifting is far quicker and smoother, and I don't get any missed shifts or ghost shifts. This derailleur works great with my LX 580 crankset. Shifting under power is incredibly crisp. I highly recommend this derailleur. It is a great lower-price alternative to XTR, X.0, and even X.9 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Neuhaus, Germany
Date Reviewed: November 9, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | All | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$48.00 | | Purchased At: | Radau Fahrradladen GmbH, Auerbach DE | | Strengths: | 2008 XT M772RD SGS - Sturdy design, light, solid build, low profile. | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano 7 speed, Deore, XT M761RD SGS | | Bike Setup: | Custom home build - Swiss dual suspension Frame by HM Bikes, 2008 XT drive train (11-34 & 44-32-22), disc brakes | | Bottom Line: | Had nothing but trouble with my 2007 XT M761RD coupled with Deore 9 spd shifter. M761 did not hold up well to rough use and was bent easily. This new 2008 XT M772 seems built better and the design makes more sense. I like the lower profile and lighter weight and the abscence of an adjusting barrel on the unit lends back to old school simplicity (KISS). Will see how it endures in the folowing weeks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Trey
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, Co USA
Date Reviewed: October 30, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | It shifts when you want it to. It doesn't shift when don't. Lasts forever. Few fundamental design changes over the years. | | Weaknesses: | The cable loop is vulnerable to snagging on rocks, sticks, etc. The `08 XT "Shadow" fixes this, but it took Shimano about 4 years to catch up with SRAM in this respect. Give them credit though- they did catch up and now the cable line is clean with no loop. | | Similar Products Used: | SRAM x9, Shimano LX, countless other iterations of SunTour, Shimano, and SRAM | | Bike Setup: | | | Bottom Line: | Look, if you have ghost shifts it's because your cable isn't tight enough or is too tight. Everyone who writes to MTBR complains about ghost shifting has a problem with their cable, not their DR. They've probably already fixed this and haven't bothered to post a follow-up review saying it was their fault not Shimano's. (Or possibly it's a worn chain or a worn cassette- but most likely it's cable tension. The bottom line is it ain't the XT derailluer.) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Kuhl
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mission Trails as a whole | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$85.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | It can stand a good beating, mine gets pounded by rocks relentlessly | | Weaknesses: | Upshifts are crap when it gets dirty so you need to exercise preventive maintenance on this one | | Similar Products Used: | Deore | | Bike Setup: | TREK 3900 w/ full XT drivetrain/shifters/, Mavic Crosstrail wheels, Avid BB7 185mm discs/SL levers, Marzocchi MX Pro fork, Maxxis Crosstrail tires, Bontrager Race X-LITE stem/bars/seat/post | | Bottom Line: | It needs some pampering and regular cleaning for such a sturdy derailleur, but all in all it's not that bad and definitely a good overall value. Once it gives out I've got an '08 XT Shadow that's ready to take its place. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joel
a Racer
from phoenixville
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike line, warminster pq | | Strengths: | It shifts and it shifts well, relatively light, can take a real beating. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | sram xo, older xt, sram x7 and xtr | | Bike Setup: | f600 nothing stock | | Bottom Line: | I have used this thing fo rmore than 3 years and other than having to make adjustments after hard crashes this thing just keeps working. I have used it in more than 40 races and hundreds of rides and many hard crashes, and until yesterday had no problems at all. I finally have to replace it due to a crash from a direct hit from a boulder to the der. IMO, 3 years no problems...I will definately buy a new one! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a Downhiller
from ACT
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | majura | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$ | | Purchased At: | | | Strengths: | its good when it works | | Weaknesses: | I think i bent my derailler hanger. The shifting was great but now the hanger is bent. Hopefully the derailler is still good. | | Similar Products Used: | Deore | | Bike Setup: | Bighit etc | | Bottom Line: | I hate the cable curve at the back. If anyone has suggestions to make it not so apparent (ie massive loop that catches on everything) please email me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Fedosov
a Racer
from St. Catharines
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything flowy | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$ | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Shifts seamlessly in every condition if you take care of it. | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | little of everything | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F800, Lefty fork, Mavic rims, LX drivetrain with XT rear. | | Bottom Line: | The XT rear derailleur came stock on my cross country bike. I've run it in a million races now, and even in the MOST horrible conditions it shifted with out problems. I don't take the best care of my bike, but I clean with care and have it serviced regularly. I don't find a need for anything more expensive! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lowell
a Cross Country Rider
from Brunswick, ME
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Bradbury mountain, GIN | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | performancebike | | Strengths: | Works, and lasts FOREVER | | Weaknesses: | It's 8 years old, I can't complain. | | Similar Products Used: | New Deore, SRAM X9 | | Bike Setup: | 1997 Jamis Dakar Sport, nothing stock: Manitou Skareb fork, Crossmax/Crossride wheels, lx front derrailleur and shifters, avid/XT v brakes | | Bottom Line: | This derrailleur has lasted me 8 years with no problems. Every other part from the 9 speed upgrade as been replaced, but shimano deserves its reputation, and especially for the XT. Has never been taken care of, only adjusted and cables replaced once or twice (again, in 8 years) and it shifts like new. Unless Shimano screwed up the newer version, XT is the way to go. If you can find an old one for cheap, buy that. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ethan Dull
a
from Jay, VT USA
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | SECRET | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$ | | Purchased At: | Firsttrax, VT | | Strengths: | I havent had a problem with it yet, despite hard riding and multiple bashes against rocks. | | Weaknesses: | Its a Shimmono- and i dont like shimmono- I cant wait to upgrage to SRAM XO | | Similar Products Used: | Shimono Deore | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Blur LT SPX-XC | | Bottom Line: | So far I havent had a problem- just a few minor ajustments But like i said Shimono is over rated. I want a sram | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joel Kahney
a Racer
from Phoenixville, PA
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | some store in Cali | | Strengths: | Works, weight, durability and it works | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | several other shim. and sram. | | Bike Setup: | f-600 completly not stock | | Bottom Line: | this thing works and works well for a long time. I have used it for 2+ yrs of racing and hard riding. I have bashed it off rocks roots, crashed on it hard enough to snap the Der hanger (I know not too hard to do) and it still works almost perfectly. So think about it...you pay $60-$80 every 2-3 yrs for something that can take more abuse than you can, unless maybe ur a downhiller, and it works and works well for a very long time. Should you own one? C,mon...do you really have to ask? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Derick Thymes
a Cross Country Rider
from Austin, TX
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Walnut Creek | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Sports Authority | | Strengths: | I have the new xt761 rear derailluer and it works great. It shifts good and it is very light. | | Weaknesses: | There is no weaknesses | | Similar Products Used: | I used the shimano deore and the shimano deore xt750. | | Bike Setup: | shimano xt750 brake/shifter combo, xt760 front derailluer, xt761 new rear derailluer, xt760 cassette, xt760 hollowtech crankset, lx chain, oem specilized hubs, dt spokes, sun witch rims, and a set of blue dragon tioga set of tires and pyramid double side clipless pedals. | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line the xt is the best that I have used and I am really enjoying the products and have yet to have a problem with any of it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from Tewksbury, NJ
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hobby Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay (used) | | Strengths: | shifts with authority! Give me greater confidence to shift and know that I will be in the correct gear | | Weaknesses: | None so far. Does all that I ask it to | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano Alivio | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Trek 4300, Tora 318, some XT drivetrain | | Bottom Line: | If you want a good derailleur with out shelling out a tremendous ammount of money, but want something that would not be found on a Huffy, go for this | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon Benner
a Cross Country Rider
from Potsdam, Ny, USA
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$65.00 | | Purchased At: | Tread Mill | | Strengths: | nice tight spring
lighter than my old LX
snappy as hell
decent looking | | Weaknesses: | wish it were a darker color.. not really a weakness but oh well.
| | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX | | Bike Setup: | KHS XC704r | | Bottom Line: | Really nice derailleur with great strong shifts. I love how accurate it is and how fast it rips off the shifts. I have it hooked up with a set of Avid Flak-Jackets which increases the smoothness IMO. I also have a Rollamajig hooked up to get rid of the cable curve. I love this system. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$ | | Purchased At: | Stock on my 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk - Earl's Cycle (closed 2003) | | Strengths: | Durability, weight, colour, clean & crisp shifting. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano STX. | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk | | Bottom Line: | This rear derailleur came stock on my 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk that I got on July 02,2001. It has provided me with 9,000kms+ of trouble-free, fast, quiet, smooth, clean & crisp shifting. The black colour with a hint of silver is just perfect for my black bike with silver trim.
Bottom Line: Just as good as my Shimano STX rear derailleur that came stock on my 1996 GT Ricochet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DHRC
a
from The Future
Date Reviewed: February 4, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$ | | Purchased At: | | | Strengths: | Rather inexpensive, reasonably light, reasonably durable. | | Weaknesses: | Everything about this DR is reasonable. It is not fantastic, but it is not crap. | | Similar Products Used: | | | Bike Setup: | | | Bottom Line: | It is a good value for the suggested price. For people who break DRs it is a good product since you won't break the bank. There may be better products out there, but are they this cheap? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian Good
a Cross Country Rider
from Phoenix, Az.
Date Reviewed: January 27, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Trail 100 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$ | | Purchased At: | | | Strengths: | This review is on the 2007 XT!
Great shifting, great design, great warranty | | Weaknesses: | This review is for the 2007 XT!
Tends to "ghost" shift, bounces around A LOT, made of much weaker material than the '06. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano rear Altus | | Bike Setup: | Stock Motobecane with '07 RockShox Tora 89 fork, '07 RockShox Ario 2.2 w/ rear lockout, and '07 Avid BB5 Disc Brakes. | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the 2007 XT!
Well, it's been working very well for me latly, but allow me to offer a change in heart.
Today, I was riding down a GRADUAL decline (no rocks) and suddenly, my rear derailler thrusting into my spokes causeing the derailler to SNAP in half.
I hit no rocks, never once, and I never "toyed" or "tweaked" with my derealluer.
Supposedly, according to Shimano, the '07 XT is made of a much lighter material yet remains the same strength as the '06.
...Obviously, they were wrong.
Have you ever seen the way pig metal (aka chinese metal, aka pot metal) bends??
Well, pig metal doesn't bend. It SNAPS!
I reviewed the damge very closly and noticed that the snap resembled that of pig metal snapping.
I've come to the conclusion that Shimano's new alloy has been flawed.
Stick to the '06 if you get this product.
STAY AWAY FROM THE '07!!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason
a Cross Country Rider
from Devon, UK
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | durability; if you don't fall off your bike, and if you know what you're doing during setup, ghosting only occurs in ExtremelY bouncy terrain! | | Weaknesses: | It doesn't come in shiny xtr grey | | Similar Products Used: | acera, deore, lx, sram x-5 | | Bike Setup: | raleigh special products 250 cromoly hardtail, LX HT2, XT cassette, XT hubs on xc717, XT rear V and front 180 hydro-disc, mx pro '03 | | Bottom Line: | Firstly, if you don't like ghost shifting sram's better, but you risk having a snapped derailleur and damaged wheel when it suddenly for no known reason doesnt line up right and falls off.
Secondly, there's a reason why xt are everywhere- it's age proven technology - if you think risking your shins and face are constituents of a move towards better technology don't get XT or any shimano; get sram.
I also really wish it was a shiny xtr grey colour...and then xtr could be carbon? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DJ Cordes
a Cross Country Rider
from Hermitage, TN, USA
Date Reviewed: December 29, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Fast Single Track | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$ | | Purchased At: | | | Strengths: | Shifts up smoothly under load. Just doesn't stay in gear once it is shifted. | | Weaknesses: | Ghost Shifts constantly. I have had it!! After two years, one trashed cassette due to ghost shifting, I am moving to SRAM! I have checked derailer hanger alignment, chain ring alignment, chain length, pulleys, suspension play, removed the shock pressure to compress the suspension, etc & get it shifting perfectly on the stand and it then it shifts horribly once on the trail. I also have taken it to the originally dealer plus the owner of the bike shop I race for and no one can get this to stop ghost shifting. That is about 40 years of wrenching experience between the two shops/shop owners. RIDICULOUS! The last & final effort was to run a single shift cable per Santa Cruz and still no luck. People who write that it can be corrected don't realize what a problem ghost shifting can be on certain bikes with Rapid Rise. Go read the SRAM X.O. reviews of people who made the switch and it stops! | | Similar Products Used: | Ultegra (my Road Bike), Old non-rapid rise XT on my hard tail (Haven't adjusted it in 3 years and still shifting perfectly every time) | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Blur, Full XT w/Integrated Levers & hydralic breaks (moving to SRAM X.0.), Specialized Rival SL saddle (fantastic saddle), Bontrager wheels (trued one time in two years when they were new & still true & I weight 225) | | Bottom Line: | GHOST SHIFTS!!!!!!! Read the SRAM X.O. reviews. My friend with Sram literally looks at me crazy when I tell him about the XT ghost shifting. He "never" has this happen with his X.O. In Shimano defense I can't speak highly enough about Shimano Road gear, but I hate the XT rapid rise. Now I am going to have to buy new shifters, derailer and break levers at a mind blowng $500+. Do it right the first time and buy SRAM. Can't wait to write my SRAM review once I get it put on my bike next week. It will be nice to climb in the right gear as apposed to the very few it won't shift out of. Oh yeah... the front shifts perfect, just don't buy the rear one.
I will say one final thing when reading reviews of the XT derailer. This is a XT rapid rise derailer review. I think the non-rapidrise will likely be a different story as my old Gary Fisher was adjusted maybe once in five years. Oh yeah not one person has said their SRAM has ghost shifted in 112 reviews and had it not been for me having to move to Sram I would have upgraded to Dura Ace on my road bike this year instead as I put 4k+ miles/year on it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
GreG Voyer
a
from Quebec, Canada
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
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