Upgrading my race hardtail to disc breaks and losing the xtr sti's. Was wondering if there is much difference in build quality or smooth shifting? would i notice a downgrading if i went for xt's for value??

I've got the SRAM rockets and they're excellent shifters.. And less of a waste of money that the XTRs... Just think of what you could put the left over cash towards... :)

That question is different to the title of the thread . What are you actually asking ?

xtr or sram rocket...ignore the xt suggestion!

Depends if you like gripshift or not really . I prefer it but most would disagree .

no no no, definately sticking with trigger shifting! had gripshift on my raleigh max and cant get over the mental block!

i'd go sram, i they just feel more solid (imo)

though, i can only compare xtr to xt and lx, and rocket to my attacks...

Sorry I forgot they made Rocket trigger shifters , no experience of them though so , as they say I'll get my coat .

Rocket triggers are not the same level as XTR, so i can't see where a comparison is made

Buy the best shifters you can afford as they do feel better and last a lot longer, unlike something more disposable, like a mech.

XTR shifters are great, no experience of Rockets i'm afraid.

Which XTR shifters are you on about? Rapid Fire or Dual Control? If the RF are they with a mech that shifts in the opposite direction to the 'normal' rear mechs (can't remember what the S term for it is?)

I've got SRAM X0 shifters and mech and they work brilliantly (also X9 shifters which I had previously). I have used SRAM gripshift too in the past and also liked it. I have also had SRAM rocket twist shift and an XT rear mech and didn't get on with it at all. The gear changing felt sluggish and never very accurate. Not sure if the trigger shifters work any better but I don't think SRAM and Shimano mechs/shifters work particularly well together even if the Rocket is supposed to be S compatible.

think youre on about rapid rise??? heard nothing but evils about them! would be the normal rapid fire ones if thats what i gofor. heard a lot of good about sram though so thinkin i may have a dabble in that!

SRAM Attacks are Lovely, I use them long lasting too, Rockets are the version up with same Shimano compatible pull ratio, so should be slightly 1% better :)

No prob's running Deore and LX mechs with.

Rapid Rise is great if you're new to the sport as it's more logical (same button on either side make pedalling easier/harder) but a lot of people that are used to 'conventional' shifting don't like it because change is evil.

;-)

What I was trying to say was that SRAM mech and shifters=good shifting, Shimano mech and shifters=good shifting, SRAM shifters and Shimano mech=OK shifting but not as good as with the previous two options. As for which you go for depends entirely on what system of shifting you like.

All rapid fires are the same, its the mech that is rapid rise or conventional.

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what disks are you going for? perhaps it may be worth getting shimano brakes & dual control levers?

ok, so ive decided on sram trgger shifters, thaks to the responses and gut instinct.

anyone think sram:shimano is significantly different to sram:sram in terms of shifter:mech????

I personally think it's all Bollox and in the mind, the SRAM to SRAM should be effected Less by mud, but you need X7 or above for the different pull ratio.


It's just changing gears, do you really do it that much ??