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"Normal" XT stuff drying up
I'm willing to bet this stuff drops down to LX next year. Prolly even Deore. Already has for 2005. Singletrack Mag had a photo shoot of the new LX gear |
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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 --- __o _`\(,_ Cycling is life, (_)/ (_) all the rest, just details. The Nelson Paradigm =^o.o^= http://intergalax.com http://intbike.com _______ Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.682 / Virus Database: 444 - Release Date: 5/11/2004 |
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"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. |
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"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 |
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G.T. wrote:
| "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? It's all in a name. When I asked the Shimano rep why the Dual Control uses a Rapid Rise (reverse sprung) rear mech, he about bit my head off - it's now called "Low Normal" (sounds to me like 'below normal' intelligence.) It means that, with the shortage they are now experiencing, they are concentrating on their new stuff and either ignoring or have totally discontinued XT and XTR rear mechs with the proper springs in it. I'll just come out and say it: The XT derailleurs (except the 8s wimpy spring version) have always been my favorite. They work well and work long and are worth every penny. I have 7s era rears working today. I *DO NOT LIKE* the reverse spring mech. It relies on the spring to pull the chain to larger cogs, instead of the smaller ones. A cable pulling the chain to larger cogs works better and more reliably. Period. --- __o _`\(,_ Cycling is life, (_)/ (_) all the rest, just details. The Nelson Paradigm =^o.o^= http://intergalax.com http://intbike.com _______ Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.682 / Virus Database: 444 - Release Date: 5/11/2004 |
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The Nelson Paradigm wrote:
G.T. wrote: | "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? It's all in a name. When I asked the Shimano rep why the Dual Control uses a Rapid Rise (reverse sprung) rear mech, he about bit my head off - it's now called "Low Normal" (sounds to me like 'below normal' intelligence.) It means that, with the shortage they are now experiencing, they are concentrating on their new stuff and either ignoring or have totally discontinued XT and XTR rear mechs with the proper springs in it. I'll just come out and say it: The XT derailleurs (except the 8s wimpy spring version) have always been my favorite. They work well and work long and are worth every penny. I have 7s era rears working today. I *DO NOT LIKE* the reverse spring mech. It relies on the spring to pull the chain to larger cogs, instead of the smaller ones. A cable pulling the chain to larger cogs works better and more reliably. Period. No need to convince me. I'll be switching to SRAM next time I need to replace parts. Greg |
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"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? 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. Yeah, not RapidRise. I can't believe I wrote that. I meant Rapid F-I-R-E. Thanks. Rapidrise has to do w/the derailleur, not the shifters. Ugh. I remember when Shimano first introduced the RapidRise XTR derailleur. Everyone was jokingly calling it RapidDemise, like it would be the end of Shimano. Guess not. Remember, we're talking 'Normal" XT stuff here and RapidRise was far from normal for XT derailleurs. |
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"Pistof" wrote in message . .. "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? 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. Yeah, not RapidRise. I can't believe I wrote that. I meant Rapid F-I-R-E. Thanks. You sounded so sure of yourself too. ;^) I've tinkered with the Dual Control stuff on a friend's new bike - I actually kind of like it. But not enough to pay the prices they're asking to swap all my bikes over to it and it's not the kind of thing I can see myself having on just one bike So I see SRAM trigger shifters in my future. |
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"KLydesdale" wrote in message
... | | "Pistof" wrote in message | . .. | | "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? 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. | | Yeah, not RapidRise. I can't believe I wrote that. I meant Rapid | F-I-R-E. | Thanks. | | | | You sounded so sure of yourself too. ;^) | | I've tinkered with the Dual Control stuff on a friend's new bike - I | actually kind of like it. But not enough to pay the prices they're asking | to swap all my bikes over to it and it's not the kind of thing I can see | myself having on just one bike So I see SRAM trigger shifters in my | future. I may eventually try to hook some dual controls up to a "normal" derailleur and see if it works at all. --- __o _`\(,_ Cycling is life, (_)/ (_) all the rest, just details. The Nelson Paradigm =^o.o^= http://intergalax.com http://intbike.com _______ Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 |
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The Nelson Paradigm wrote:
"KLydesdale" wrote in message ... | | "Pistof" wrote in message | . .. | | "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? 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. | | Yeah, not RapidRise. I can't believe I wrote that. I meant Rapid | F-I-R-E. | Thanks. | | | | You sounded so sure of yourself too. ;^) | | I've tinkered with the Dual Control stuff on a friend's new bike - I | actually kind of like it. But not enough to pay the prices they're asking | to swap all my bikes over to it and it's not the kind of thing I can see | myself having on just one bike So I see SRAM trigger shifters in my | future. I may eventually try to hook some dual controls up to a "normal" derailleur and see if it works at all. Yeah, works great, as can be attested by any Specialized owner. Specialized did not like the idea of being forced into Rapid Rise derailers, so they bought a stockpile of standard derailers for use on their bikes. Works just like it should, if you ask me. John M |
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