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"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. --- __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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"Normal" XT stuff drying up
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 _______ Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.682 / Virus Database: 444 - Release Date: 5/11/2004 Time to go SRAM... -- - Zilla Cary, NC (Remove XSPAM) |
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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. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...mano+shortages -- Slacker |
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"Zilla" wrote in message .. . 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 _______ Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.682 / Virus Database: 444 - Release Date: 5/11/2004 Time to go SRAM... Definitely. Greg |
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"Normal" XT stuff drying up
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 _______ Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.682 / Virus Database: 444 - Release Date: 5/11/2004 I like my new Sram triggers and rear mech. -- Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado (remove ".nospam" to reply) |
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"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. Point 1) Buy sram Point 2) UN-72's are still widely available. Cheers, -Andre |
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"Normal" XT stuff drying up
"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 |
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"Normal" XT stuff drying up
"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. 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 _______ Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.682 / Virus Database: 444 - Release Date: 5/11/2004 If it drops down to LX/Deore next year, you won't have a problem. /scott |
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"Normal" XT stuff drying up
"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 guess that means that they want none of their stuff to be interoperable from year-to-year. That's OK - When I wreck my RD, I'll just buy SRAM. If I blow up my crank or BB, I'll go Raceface. When my hubs give up, I'll go Hope or some other. Since SRAM has triggers and a FD now, folks *could* go Shimano-free immediately. It is unlikely that I will willing buy a new Shimano part ever again. Uhh, let me clarify - I'm gonna buy some Octalink BB - 2 for each bike. When they're done, so is Shimano on my bikes. Buh-bye, Shimano. -- Jonesy "eventually" |
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"Normal" XT stuff drying up
Jonesy wrote:
I guess that means that they want none of their stuff to be interoperable from year-to-year. That's OK - When I wreck my RD, I'll just buy SRAM. If I blow up my crank or BB, I'll go Raceface. When my hubs give up, I'll go Hope or some other. Since SRAM has triggers and a FD now, folks *could* go Shimano-free immediately. It is unlikely that I will willing buy a new Shimano part ever again. Uhh, let me clarify - I'm gonna buy some Octalink BB - 2 for each bike. When they're done, so is Shimano on my bikes. Buh-bye, Shimano. I am close, but the new Shimano XT "thru" crank is very nice, so it sits on my new bike. Next year when the cash is availabe, the XT hubs go, since my wife is getting CK on her new bike (yeah, she is spoiled, shouldn't they all be), I can get away with it. My old XT front mech is serving me well after 5 years, it will be pretty hard to part with that though. -- Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado (remove ".nospam" to reply) |
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