Bicycle Mechanics - 2004 xt derailleur

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slayer30
03-05-04, 10:08 AM
I currently have a 2003 xt rear dr but i want to get a spare for some bike trips this summer can I put the new 2004 xt rear dr on my bike that has a 2003 currently. I know the 2004 are opposite from the 2003. Is the 2004 any better or should I just stick to the 2003 like the one I have now. thanks

Retro Grouch
03-05-04, 10:28 AM
I currently have a 2003 xt rear dr but i want to get a spare for some bike trips this summer can I put the new 2004 xt rear dr on my bike that has a 2003 currently. I know the 2004 are opposite from the 2003. Is the 2004 any better or should I just stick to the 2003 like the one I have now. thanks

If it was me (and it's not) I'd hold out for a traditional, high gear normal, derailleur. I don't like the low gear normal ones and I don't think that they work as well particularly when your shift housing starts to collect a little wear and/or dirt.
roadfix
03-06-04, 12:29 AM
Just curious.... would shifters for high gear normal derailleurs be compatable with low gear normal derailleurs?......or would it not matter?

Retro Grouch
03-06-04, 05:34 AM
Just curious.... would shifters for high gear normal derailleurs be compatable with low gear normal derailleurs?......or would it not matter?

They work, just backward.
roadfix
03-06-04, 01:20 PM
They work, just backward.That's exactly how I imagined.... thanks!
RacerX
03-06-04, 01:45 PM
You mean rapid rise?
I don't like it and I'm sorry XTR is rapid rise. Hopefully they make a choice next year.
It's all compatible
roadfix
03-06-04, 01:56 PM
You mean rapid rise?You can rapid fire into lower gears (larger cogs).....
Retro Grouch
03-07-04, 11:40 AM
You mean rapid rise?
I don't like it and I'm sorry XTR is rapid rise. Hopefully they make a choice next year.
It's all compatible

I'm betting they will. I just finished converting a Nexave equipped tandem to using a traditional derailleur and greatly improved it's shifting. At least one major bike manufacturer (Specialized) is resisting the use of rapid rise derailleurs. This isn't the first time that Shimano has tried to force one of their "better ideas" on us. Remember their Bio-Pace chainrings? They only lasted a couple of years. I'm thinking rapid rise, if it doesn't go away, will at least become an option.