"Normal" XT stuff drying up

We sold a set of XT 9s rapidfire pods today, then set about ordering their
replacement.

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY we do business with had them in stock. Some of
them blamed a shortage of Shimano parts.

More likely Shimano has already quit making these in favor of the new XTR
clone with the wiggly brake levers and the "Low normal" (son of Rapid Rise)
derailleur.

I'm willing to bet this stuff drops down to LX next year. Prolly even
Deore.

Keeping my good old stuff up is going to get harder and harder. Like
finding a good old long (127mm) bottom bracket spindle made of quality
metal.


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The Nelson Paradigm wrote:
We sold a set of XT 9s rapidfire pods today, then set about ordering
their replacement.

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY we do business with had them in stock.
Some of them blamed a shortage of Shimano parts.

More likely Shimano has already quit making these in favor of the new
XTR clone with the wiggly brake levers and the "Low normal" (son of
Rapid Rise) derailleur.

I'm willing to bet this stuff drops down to LX next year. Prolly even
Deore.

Keeping my good old stuff up is going to get harder and harder. Like
finding a good old long (127mm) bottom bracket spindle made of quality
metal.


---
__o
_`\(,_ Cycling is life,
(_)/ (_) all the rest, just details.
The Nelson Paradigm =^o.o^=
http://intergalax.com
http://intbike.com
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Time to go SRAM...

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- Zilla
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The Nelson Paradigm wrote:
We sold a set of XT 9s rapidfire pods today, then set about ordering
their replacement.

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY we do business with had them in stock.
Some of them blamed a shortage of Shimano parts.

More likely Shimano has already quit making these in favor of the new
XTR clone with the wiggly brake levers and the "Low normal" (son of
Rapid Rise) derailleur.

I'm willing to bet this stuff drops down to LX next year. Prolly even
Deore.

Keeping my good old stuff up is going to get harder and harder. Like
finding a good old long (127mm) bottom bracket spindle made of quality
metal.


---
__o
_`\(,_ Cycling is life,
(_)/ (_) all the rest, just details.
The Nelson Paradigm =^o.o^=
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http://intbike.com
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Time to go SRAM...


Definitely.

Greg

The Nelson Paradigm wrote:

We sold a set of XT 9s rapidfire pods today, then set about ordering their
replacement.

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY we do business with had them in stock. Some of
them blamed a shortage of Shimano parts.

More likely Shimano has already quit making these in favor of the new XTR
clone with the wiggly brake levers and the "Low normal" (son of Rapid Rise)
derailleur.

I'm willing to bet this stuff drops down to LX next year. Prolly even
Deore.

Keeping my good old stuff up is going to get harder and harder. Like
finding a good old long (127mm) bottom bracket spindle made of quality
metal.


http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...mano+shortages
--
Slacker

The Nelson Paradigm wrote:

We sold a set of XT 9s rapidfire pods today, then set about ordering their
replacement.

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY we do business with had them in stock. Some of
them blamed a shortage of Shimano parts.

More likely Shimano has already quit making these in favor of the new XTR
clone with the wiggly brake levers and the "Low normal" (son of Rapid Rise)
derailleur.

I'm willing to bet this stuff drops down to LX next year. Prolly even
Deore.

Keeping my good old stuff up is going to get harder and harder. Like
finding a good old long (127mm) bottom bracket spindle made of quality
metal.


---
__o
_`\(,_ Cycling is life,
(_)/ (_) all the rest, just details.
The Nelson Paradigm =^o.o^=
http://intergalax.com
http://intbike.com
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I like my new Sram triggers and rear mech.

--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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We sold a set of XT 9s rapidfire pods today, then set about ordering their
replacement.

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY we do business with had them in stock. Some of
them blamed a shortage of Shimano parts.

More likely Shimano has already quit making these in favor of the new XTR
clone with the wiggly brake levers and the "Low normal" (son of Rapid Rise)
derailleur.

I'm willing to bet this stuff drops down to LX next year. Prolly even
Deore.

Keeping my good old stuff up is going to get harder and harder. Like
finding a good old long (127mm) bottom bracket spindle made of quality
metal.



Point 1) Buy sram
Point 2) UN-72's are still widely available.

Cheers,

-Andre

Andrew Thorne wrote:
|| We sold a set of XT 9s rapidfire pods today, then set about ordering
|| their replacement.
||
|| Nobody, and I mean NOBODY we do business with had them in stock.
|| Some of them blamed a shortage of Shimano parts.
||
|| More likely Shimano has already quit making these in favor of the
|| new XTR clone with the wiggly brake levers and the "Low normal" (son
|| of Rapid Rise) derailleur.
||
|| I'm willing to bet this stuff drops down to LX next year. Prolly
|| even Deore.
||
|| Keeping my good old stuff up is going to get harder and harder. Like
|| finding a good old long (127mm) bottom bracket spindle made of
|| quality metal.
||
||
|
| Point 1) Buy sram

Not unless they start making old fashion thumbshifters

| Point 2) UN-72's are still widely available.

Yes, and I'll use them when the cup and cone spindles wear out. I still
prefer the old school XT spindles.

My last one went onto my Big Sur a month ago. After that it's UN-73 (the
current version of UN72)
|
| Cheers,
|
| -Andre




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"The Nelson Paradigm" wrote in message
...
We sold a set of XT 9s rapidfire pods today, then set about ordering their
replacement.

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY we do business with had them in stock. Some of
them blamed a shortage of Shimano parts.

More likely Shimano has already quit making these in favor of the new XTR
clone with the wiggly brake levers and the "Low normal" (son of Rapid
Rise)
derailleur.

I'm willing to bet this stuff drops down to LX next year. Prolly even
Deore.

Make that bet.
http://tinyurl.com/2fp9w (links to cyclingnews.com)

XTR = XT = LX in 2005

I've spoken with Shimano reps about Dual Control and they feel very strongly
that it's superior to Rapidrise. They bluntly told me that Rapidrise is
dead... DEAD!, I tell ya... D-E-A-D sniffling

To put it in one reps words, "The future is Dual Control. Rapidrise is old,
being replaced..." All three I've spoken with have used "Dual Control"
w/the word "future" as if they are reciting something from their Shimano
propaganda.

Rapidrise has served me very well. I don't understand why I am being forced
to adopt something else. Would it kill Shimano to keep both systems? I
guess so.

Dave

"Pistof" wrote in message
. ..
"The Nelson Paradigm" wrote in message
...
We sold a set of XT 9s rapidfire pods today, then set about ordering
their
replacement.

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY we do business with had them in stock. Some
of
them blamed a shortage of Shimano parts.

More likely Shimano has already quit making these in favor of the new
XTR
clone with the wiggly brake levers and the "Low normal" (son of Rapid
Rise)
derailleur.

I'm willing to bet this stuff drops down to LX next year. Prolly even
Deore.

Make that bet.
http://tinyurl.com/2fp9w (links to cyclingnews.com)

XTR = XT = LX in 2005

I've spoken with Shimano reps about Dual Control and they feel very
strongly
that it's superior to Rapidrise. They bluntly told me that Rapidrise is
dead... DEAD!, I tell ya... D-E-A-D sniffling

To put it in one reps words, "The future is Dual Control. Rapidrise is
old,
being replaced..." All three I've spoken with have used "Dual Control"
w/the word "future" as if they are reciting something from their Shimano
propaganda.

Rapidrise has served me very well. I don't understand why I am being
forced
to adopt something else. Would it kill Shimano to keep both systems? I
guess so.


Was RapidRise ever really alive to begin with? I've never had it on any of
my bikes and none of the guys in my regular ride group has ever used it in
the ten or so years we've been riding together.

Remember, we're talking 'Normal" XT stuff here and RapidRise was far from
normal for XT derailleurs.

"KLydesdale" wrote in message
...

"Pistof" wrote in message
. ..
"The Nelson Paradigm" wrote in message
...
We sold a set of XT 9s rapidfire pods today, then set about ordering
their
replacement.

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY we do business with had them in stock. Some
of
them blamed a shortage of Shimano parts.

More likely Shimano has already quit making these in favor of the new
XTR
clone with the wiggly brake levers and the "Low normal" (son of Rapid
Rise)
derailleur.

I'm willing to bet this stuff drops down to LX next year. Prolly even
Deore.

Make that bet.
http://tinyurl.com/2fp9w (links to cyclingnews.com)

XTR = XT = LX in 2005

I've spoken with Shimano reps about Dual Control and they feel very
strongly
that it's superior to Rapidrise. They bluntly told me that Rapidrise is
dead... DEAD!, I tell ya... D-E-A-D sniffling

To put it in one reps words, "The future is Dual Control. Rapidrise is
old,
being replaced..." All three I've spoken with have used "Dual Control"
w/the word "future" as if they are reciting something from their Shimano
propaganda.

Rapidrise has served me very well. I don't understand why I am being
forced
to adopt something else. Would it kill Shimano to keep both systems? I
guess so.


Was RapidRise ever really alive to begin with?

Replace RapidRise with RapidFire and the above makes more sense. Dual
Control is replacing RapidFire, and doesn't Dual Control use RapidRise or
whatever they're calling it now, anyway?

Greg