 | Martin writes... from Unknown 30 September 2004 12:18 |
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| Great set of shifters. Precise shifting, better than my XT's. I use it in combination with the X-9 rear mech, SUPER!!! Looks great too. Choose any discbrake you want instead of only Shimano. |
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| | rubber ducky writes... from Unknown 30 September 2004 12:48 |
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i've had these shifters for a few months now. have had absolutely no problems with them. i have both the LH and the RH shifters and a X-9 rear mech.
i heard that previous models had a lot of plastic in them than got worn away with time but that doesn't seem to be the case with these cos they are working as well as the day i got them.
shifting is effortless and can be done with only the thumb. you can shift down 5 gears in one push although the last gear is some times a strecth. the unit feels very solid and not filmsy at all and the display is cool and well designed.
all in all i'm quite happy. |
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| | Anonymous from United Kingdom Owner 06 March 2005 22:59 |
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| The best shifters I have ever used. I used with an X9 mech. You can feel the click on your thumn and you *know* that the gear has changed. Always precise. Excellent piece of kit. |
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| | Anonymous from United Kingdom 16 March 2005 22:04 |
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| what can i say a new shifter to the game exellent shifter all roub smooth like the rear mech really hopeing that sram go along way to produce more bike bits so i can trick my bike out even more and loving the ways it changes 5 up shimano cannot do that i dont think the only problem i had with them is when cleaning the bike i turned the bike upside down and started to clean the bike when i realised that i scrached the bloody top of the shifters propper gutted though but all round an excellent shifter........ |
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| | L-mano from United Kingdom 08 May 2005 18:29 |
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| I love this,I do very aggressive downhill and it gives great shifting all the time. I got it after I smashed an LX.This thing def aint going to smash!well better than shimano crap!!
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| | patroit pimp from United Kingdom Owner 18 June 2005 00:50 |
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| Absolute quality! billion times better than shimano |
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| 58 People out of 85 Found this review useful. |
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| | Pringle from United Kingdom Owner 12 September 2005 20:44 |
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| Compared to the Shimano XT gearing, the X.9 system blows it out the water. The thumb shifting feels way better than thumb and index shifting because you can always be covering your brake. The dial hasn’t broken yet which by this time both of my XT ones had. The dial is also much tidier and easy to see. When this is used with an X.9 mech the shifting is perfectly spot on, unbelievably light and very reliable.
Get one, you wont regret it. |
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| | Anonymous from United Kingdom Owner 23 September 2005 11:18 |
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| Im never going back to shimano again. These just feel so much better to use, paired with my x9 rear mech i have better than xtr shifting for cheaper! All i need now are some avid juicy seven carbons to match them! |
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| | Anonymous from United Kingdom Owner 15 October 2005 18:58 |
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| i used to have deore and at the time didnt think there was any thing bad about it. Now i have this shifter aired woith an x9 rear mech and every shift is bang on and it never slips once set up. only grumble is that the gear cable doesnt come prestretched, but very minor in comparison 2 this great shifter!!!!!! |
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| | Rayhaan from Ireland 06 December 2005 19:33 |
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| very very good shifters, the shifting is so effortless, nice and easy and great display...look class as well |
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| | yeti 303 rider from United Kingdom Owner 08 December 2006 09:45 |
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| these are great shifters.....best value for your money buy these not shimano crap.... |
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| 11 People out of 49 Found this review useful. |
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| | Pat-Man from France Owner 02 March 2007 07:36 |
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| Bien plus précis que les shifters Shimano. Passage des vitesses tout en douceurmême avec roue-libre et chaine Shimano, et encore plus avec la chaine Sram PC971 où on atteint la perfection !
Seule critique : il ne faut pas avoir le pouce trop court pour monter les plateaux !
Modèle 2006 à saisir d'urgence car le modèle 2007 perd sa fenêtre des vitesses, et est plutôt laid à mon goût. |
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| | Tom C from United Kingdom Owner 21 May 2007 22:59 |
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| nice clean shifting
simple design = easy maintainence
works very well in conjunction with x9 mech.
A great buy especially now its 24.99 as it is a quality shifter. |
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| 17 People out of 27 Found this review useful. |
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| | Jonny the Fox from Ireland Owner 11 June 2007 13:14 |
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| Bought the 2007 x9 models best shifter ever looks great easy to install far superior to shimano |
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| 7 People out of 16 Found this review useful. |
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| | will from United Kingdom Owner 25 April 2006 19:19 |
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| these have been great, nice design and easy set up, will be buying SRAM from now on |
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| 32 People out of 54 Found this review useful. |
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| | joey from Sweden Owner 31 July 2005 12:26 |
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| Sensitive to mud and water. I have to open mine and relubricate after every muddy and wet dh-race. |
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| | Martin from United Kingdom Owner 16 November 2007 09:59 |
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| Good and precise shifting. Come to change the cables, and you can't get the cable cover screw off. It's such soft plastic, the cross-cuts for the screwdriver head just tear off. So now I have to buy new shifters just 'cos this stupid screw won't come out. |
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| | Dan from United Kingdom Owner 10 May 2007 21:48 |
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| I bought the pair and the rear shifter never got out of my livingroom - they just wouldn't work and the index was jammed. Bought the 2007 rear shifter and am very happy with it - it also doesn't have the silly numbered index which is really unneccessary. A good piece of kit - but bad product check before it leaves the factory. |
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| | Anonymous from United Kingdom Owner 27 February 2007 18:10 |
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| Sorry, i'll have to disagree with all these comments, i was wowed by the fancy looks and sleek design, biggest regret ever shelling out for these and a mech. Unless you ride with a vice-like grip and not loose and flowing you'll have countless accidental gear changes. Sorry guys it's sure and sharp SHIMANO all the way for me !! |
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| | Dan from United Kingdom 30 July 2008 13:56 |
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| I'm about to get a new rig with these fitted as standard after trying one out in Morzine. The shifting is good, very smooth, and they look well built but these shifters are the only negative of the bike for me.
The chances of knocking them unexpectedly are very high if you have them set up close to your grips and brake levers (like 90% of riders). It's seriously distracting and very frustrating.
If your prepared to work on your set up and riding style a bit they're great, otherwise the shimano shifters are more sure footed. |
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| | Nab from United Kingdom Owner 17 July 2008 18:40 |
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| Bought these unboxed 2006 shifters. Indexing didn't work. Despite fiddling with everything. Then bought the new models and they work fine and look better, and lets face it that is the only reason to buy SRAM, overall little difference with XT. |
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