Looking for a fast and smooth shifting rear derailuer that can hit a few rocks and not break. I like the saints mounting style but i like the 1:1 ratio on the XO. Any advice would help
I have a medium cage RD and I live up North in the woods. I have had no problems with derailleurs ripping off.SBDownhillRacer said:yea but how durable is the X) cuz where i live there a lot of rocks so the derailuer has to take the impact
Really...I love Sram's trigger shifter; that's the only reason I haven't switched back to Shimano.Bicyclist said:I personally hate the shape of Sram trigger shifters (even XO), so I run Shimano shifting. Plus XO is really expensive, and SB trails aren't too RD friendly.
so can you run sram drivetrain with shimano trigger shifters? i thought you couldn't because of the 1:1 thing? i like the shimano shifter pods alot more but think i want sram derailuers.Bicyclist said:I personally hate the shape of Sram trigger shifters (even XO), so I run Shimano shifting. Plus XO is really expensive, and SB trails aren't too RD friendly.
Suntour?vitox said:this weekend i saw the most impressive derailleur survival story ever.
a friend got his RD sucked up into his spokes, trashed the rear wheeel completely, busted the derailleur cage, bent the hanger (this was a really thick dropout, not easy to do), but the derailleur itself was fine, the paralellogram is still straight and with a new cage and bolt it will be back in service. i have never seen anything like that.
kidwoo said:Suntour?
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That said, I've bent and broken derailleur hangers with x.0 derailleurs and had them on my DH bikes for 4 years. I've killed one beyond repair (bending it back). I have no idea how many xtr, xt, ultegra derailleurs I broke before that. I lost count.
No I got a derailleur the same time as the pros. One of the guys I ride with got the hookup when he was on the pro norba circuit pretty religiously. It's one that came out before the dates were etched on the cage. They started doing that in 03 right? Am I wrong? Maybe it's 3 years. I know I had one on my 02 armageddon.vitox said:it was an x0
so you been rocking the x0 since before the pros eh? what do you trhink bout the new ones?
lol where are u getting them for $125? must be without the carbon cage...the carbons around here are $250.TheInedibleHulk said:but an XO is a great way to blow 125 bucks in a weekend.
have you tired the new X-0 pods. I don't think so because there is a BIG differance between X-9 and X-0. X-0 is just so smooth and has such a defiant short click into gear.Adam Novatt said:taht is why you should go with x/9 or X7's they are almost as good as the Xo's but cheaper buy a lot and still have the 1:1 ratio. Just go cheaper trevor, because the derailer is the first part of you bike that is going to brake under use on trail rides especially at SB.