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ER: XTR M960 rapid rise
I usually opt for cheaper components that I can break and not care, but I
needed one, the price wasn't too bad, and I had some space change. You quickly learn the difference between a conscious shift and a reflex shift. For the first hour, the reflex ones go the wrong way. I barney'd up half a dozen stream bed climbouts cuz I was shifting the wrong way. Kinda stops you dead when you realize you don't have the 460 ft/lbs you'd need to turn the cranks in the gear you just picked. Once that's sorted itself out, it's an beautiful device. I'm coming from a beater XT with a bent hangar and twisted chain, so it was a big change :-) It shifts beautifully. I found myself shifting more often as downshifts were so much faster and more predictable. I was worried that dropping many gears at once would take longer as you have to hit the lever once/gear. Turns out you can click it down very rapidly. I also liked being able to grab 4 bigger gears with one thumb mash. I guess the rapid rise thing really is a personal preference, but I definitely liked it. $103 at wheelworld, which is not bad considering non rapid rise on ebay usually go for $70+ and most other shops are asking $163. -Bruce. |
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