Simon English
Reviewed: 15 January 2005
A MORE-THAN-WORTHY ALTERNATIVE TO SHIMANO
The shifters look really good and |I love the way the gear indicator is incorporated into the bar clamp. What the Sram trigger shifters have over the similar Shimano units is that the shifter allows for multiple shifts i.e. you can jump 3 gears when shifting down to tackle a sudden upward slope. The position of the up-shift paddle means that it is more comfortable to use your thumb (although you can still operate it with your index finger). This means you can still be covering the brake as you shift, which is obviously great for control on technical trails. The shifting itself is really slick (I use the shifters with an X9 rear mech and PC99 hollow pin chain)and very precise and solid-feeling.
