Hold up there! Not everything is cross-compatible. If you use Shimano shifters, you can't use a 9.0 derailleur. SRAM used to make a Di.R.T. derailleur, and may still, that works with Shimano shifters.Originally posted by MtnBikerChk
do you have sram or shimano shifters? I know they are cross compatible but there is an advantage to using the sram der with sram shifters - they have the same mm ratio - er, something like that..... mine shift SOOO smoothly SRAM!
I didn't say EVERYTHING.Originally posted by sub6
Hold up there! Not everything is cross-compatible.
true about the advertising thing, but shimano makes a quality product nonetheless. the only complaint I have with them is that it is impossible to get replacement parts for their "rebuildable" products, and if you can get em it's a rip off (XTR jockey wheel is $32 retail).Originally posted by Serial Midget
This is the area that cracked and eventually it just fell off. The missing area greatly effects the tightness of the parallelogram but seemed not to bother the shifting. I rode it this way for at least a year without any problems. With the crashes I've had I cant blame the maker or materials
Shimano is not the only maker of quality bike goods... they are just the ones with the biggest market share and largest advertising budget.
Dude... in 1997 the Sram 9.0 Carbon was the top of the Sram line. So much for expert advice? Oh... your 9.0SL grips are actually heavier the 5.0... halfpipe or not.Originally posted by rstrange1
I wore out sram 9.o so I upgraded my shifters to 9.o SL this week. 9.o is the equivalent of LX anyway therin lies your confusion... thank me later for the xpert advice.
I bought my Turner DHR off of a pro racer by the name of Rich Houseman. He's now riding shimano but he couldn't stop saying good things about the x.0. He had been running the same X.0 rear derailleur for an entire season of Norba/WC level of DHing. This was the first experiencee for me on SRAM and I'm compleely sold. I worked at a shop so I bout both setups to see which would work best. 9.0Sl w/ X.O for FR and XC and SRAM Attack w/ XTR/Ultegra on DH.Originally posted by Foxx
I use a SRAM grip****er with an XT RD, and it works great. Shifts are fast and smooth even if your going 3/4 gears at a time.
Nothing beats gripshifters for for trail/singletrack riding, but I'm still not sold on their RD mechs. Although I would like to try out he new XO kits.
XT never was and never will be more durable than sram. XT is so poorly made that they can snap off into pieces while shifting. Sram is more durable when it comes to taking an actual impact and as durable shifting.Originally posted by swiss_less
The XT will be much more durable. I would choose XT over SRAM any day of the week.
Originally posted by biketiger
Derailleurs are like bones. How many times have you seen a friend wreck, and all you can think is "He definitely broke something", but he gets up and walks it off? How many times have you seen someone just fall over and they stay on the ground because they broke their collar bone?
Originally posted by Drunken_Ninja
Originally posted by -BB-
Here's how I see it.
SRAM = BUT, you can't shift while braking.
Shimano = can shift while braking, if you are on a REAL steep part, and need to brake and shift at the same time (for the flat or uphill coming up next) you can still shift and brake simultaniously.
YOU LIE!!!
Shifting while braking with sram is not a problem ever. Of course, who would want to? The responsiveness of sram is so much faster that when your course shifts drastically you don't get stuck trying to figure gears in single digits. You cannot tell me that you can use your thumb to shift and brake. You have a serious delay there and a distraction that can cause you to slow down on a real trail like the north shore..
Dude... you ARE drunk.Originally posted by Drunken_Ninja
you have to learn your own technique. I seriously think that you didn't set your product up right if you think that shimano is the $hit.
Yes I mean it FREE DEORE 9SPD SHIFTERS AND A LX DERAILLEUR TO THE FIRST PERSON WHO TAKES IT
Well....so much for the sanctity of personal opinion!Originally posted by Drunken_Ninja
you have to learn your own technique. I seriously think that you didn't set your product up right if you think that shimano is the $hit. For some reason you never got your head around sram. What you speak of is a weakness of shimano not a strength.
Yes I mean it FREE DEORE 9SPD SHIFTERS AND A LX DERAILLEUR TO THE FIRST PERSON WHO TAKES IT
He's just drunkOriginally posted by VTinCT
Well....so much for the sanctity of personal opinion!
I guess I'm a boob too, I agree with BB here, I like the ability to brake and shift comfortably with the XTs, a feeling I never got from the Srams.