It isn't that I dislike the XT, it is an excellent derailleur. It is just that it doesn't match up as well with twist shifters. In the end I might not go with twist shifters, at least at the start. But if I do, then a SRAM X.9 RD with X.9 twistshifters is a better combo than a XT RD with SRAM Attack twistshifters.
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