If you would have to pick one derailleur
10-27-22, 06:36 PM
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Do we have to keep the derailleurs stock? I upgraded my 7700 25th Anniversary version with Omni Racer pulleys and titanium pulley bolts.
10-27-22, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by stardognine
True, and with the earlier RD-M735, ya get the cool gold letters.😎
I'm not sure which years had that, if others, might have to read up again. 🤔
I'm not sure which years had that, if others, might have to read up again. 🤔
I still don't understand the reasoning, for some having gold letters, and some white. I saw the exact same model today, with gold letters, but the clamp size was too small. 😟 So it's not part numbers that determine it. 🤔
10-27-22, 09:29 PM
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V GT Luxe with split cage for non-index. One of the indexing long cage Shimano XTs for the indexing era. My experience the V models are more durable than 1st generation Cyclone. Cyclone is more appealing to the eye.
10-28-22, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by stardognine
Since the OP also asked about fronts, I'll post a crappy pic (it was getting dark on me) of the FD-M735 I grabbed today. 😎
I still don't understand the reasoning, for some having gold letters, and some white. I saw the exact same model today, with gold letters, but the clamp size was too small. 😟 So it's not part numbers that determine it. 🤔
I still don't understand the reasoning, for some having gold letters, and some white. I saw the exact same model today, with gold letters, but the clamp size was too small. 😟 So it's not part numbers that determine it. 🤔
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10-28-22, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Smokinapankake
For the rear derailleur, the white lettered XT is the 6 speed version, the gold lettered XT is the 7 speed I believe. The fronts, maybe not so much. I know there were some gold lettered fronts that had adjustable return spring tension, but I've also seen some gold lettered fronts without the spring tension adjustor.... but every white lettered XT front derailleur I've seen came on 6 speed bikes, and they didn't have the spring tension adjustment.
Thanks for the info, things are slightly less fuzzy now, in my head. 😁😉
