Originally Posted by
mx_599
hello, i am a roadie too.
that looks like a great deal. motobecane is nothing special. however, you could probably argue that the frame is the least important part anyhow. everything else looks pretty good. you really can't go wrong. i would just get that one rather than the paragon. especially if you think you might want to get an even nicer bike in the future. i don't really think the paragon is anything special so i would save the money.
x7 is great! really just the weight difference. it will shift just as well. kind of like 105 vs ultegra or centaur? vs chorus. i must admit i gravitate towards the x9 but i also used a x7 RD with absolutely no problems.
hope that helps
I've been shopping around for parts recently and I thought I read somewere that the X7 RD has a different actuation ratio so it can only be used with a 1:1 SRAM shifter. Just something to keep in mind.
I could be wrong though, I don't remember where I read that.