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Originally Posted by willtsmith_nwi
What, I didn't see a post by Raiyn :lol:
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My wife's old Trek had the grip shift and never cared for them. I do have big hands and prefere to keep them out of the way. Thumb 'n' finger all the way.
Now what do people think about the brake shifting type? I tested a Cannondale last year with these and didn't care much for them either. |
Both Gripshift and Dual Control require some time to get used to. That being said, on the XC circuit, virtually every one of the top 3 racers is running Gripshift. Its light, its simple, and it allows almost infinite trim on your front derailleur which is kind of nice. Dual Control was a bit too complicated for my tastes, though I like the idea and the feel of it, I'm going Gripshift on my current build.
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Originally Posted by seely
Both Gripshift and Dual Control require some time to get used to. That being said, on the XC circuit, virtually every one of the top 3 racers is running Gripshift. Its light, its simple, and it allows almost infinite trim on your front derailleur which is kind of nice. Dual Control was a bit too complicated for my tastes, though I like the idea and the feel of it, I'm going Gripshift on my current build.
just kidding, i never had the chance to try the rapid fire type levers |
Originally Posted by willtsmith_nwi
What, I didn't see a post by Raiyn :lol:
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I tried a dual control once and didn't really like it. It seemed like it would be easy to break. Also, if you do break it you broke your shifter and brake lever all at once. Now you can't go faster and you can't slow down. Not that you need one without the other. :)
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I switched to grip shifters 3 years ago. I find they have a more precise ,shift much quicker and take a hell of a beating. I usually compleatly destroy the housing on them but they still shift afterwards.
The problem they had when they firt came out was they would shift too easily. Hit a bump, drop or land hard off a jump and they would shift from the pressure of your hand. They have fixed that problem so there are no unwanted shifts now. I gave some old shifter to a friend of mine because his triggers were shot. He put them on and is not going back to triggers. He said his shifts are faster and smoother and all the concerns he had about them are gone. He also likes the fact that he now only has one lever, the brake lever, on the bars. It is all personal preferance but I have found most of the guys I ride with who switched over like them better then the triggers weather they are SRAM or Shimano triggers. DBD:beer: |
Originally Posted by Raiyn
You've ruined quite a few threads by posting after smoking carpet so you've got no room to talk.
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Sachs, now part of SRAM, made some awesome grip shifters. I ride with this one guy who built up the nicest bike he could think of in 1997 or something. It's a Dean titanium thing of beauty, complete with purple cranks and the Sachs shifters (sorry, I don't know the model). These are the only grip shifters I've ever liked, and I like them more than my XTRs. They're really smooth and easy to twist, but not too easy. Impossible to find now though, nobody sells Sachs.
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I just rebuilt an older MTB to play around on and it has gripshift. Today was my first trip around some singletrack and I think I'm gonna switch to triggers. I don't seem to have enough room on the grips. If I try to keep my hands off the shifters, I'm clinging to the end of the bars, if I hold the shifter I seem to shift inadvertantly when I hit rough spots. Of course, I'm pretty new at this, so it might simply be a skill thing (or lack thereof :D ) for me! I have the Deore shifters on my commuter (Trek 7500FX) and like them pretty well.
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My girlfriend digs her's and hates my triggers. Obviously I'm a trigger man, but if that's what she wants that's what she gets. She has to ride it not me. Although I maintain all of our bikes
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Originally Posted by Raiyn
My girlfriend digs her's and hates my triggers. Obviously I'm a trigger man, but if that's what she wants that's what she gets. She has to ride it not me. Although I maintain all of our bikes
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Originally Posted by mx_599
she has good taste...
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I'm changing out my grip shifters (low end) for a set of Alivio RF triggers. I bought them to give them a try and see how I like them, they should be here in a couple of days. I've got wide hands and I can't seem to keep from accidentally upshifting. I'm tempted to put the trigger on the rear and keep the gripper on the front DR. I like the trimming range on the FD shifter.
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Originally Posted by Raiyn
My girlfriend digs her's and hates my triggers. Obviously I'm a trigger man, but if that's what she wants that's what she gets. She has to ride it not me. Although I maintain all of our bikes
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Switched to grip shift two years ago (first Rocket w/Shimano LX, now X9 grip/rear der). No problems at all and, if any other older riders looking in here, completely -- and I mean completely -- solved a severe 'sore hands' problem I had. Turned out triggers were aggravating developing arthritis at the joints at the base of my thumbs (i.e. the repetitive shift motion was doing this). Switched to gripshift, problem gone within a week or so, never to return. I mention this only in case anyone else going through this; I spent the better part of a year playing around with bar/stem/saddle adjustment and everything else trying to solve this, until sports doc. guessed the problem, did xrays -- voila!
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Originally Posted by outdoorboy
I figured you'd be on single speed down there in the flat lands anyway! :D
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Shimano sucks.
I've used gripshift for about 10 years now, the same pair of x-ray 8spd. They are simple, light, and quick. I have also been using a sachs new success rear derailleur with them for the same time, after breaking two xt's in a two month period. |
I hate grip shifters just b/c like if you go down a cliff or a jump and you BAM down with your wrists your gearing gets screwed up
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Originally Posted by shishcabob30
I hate grip shifters just b/c like if you go down a cliff or a jump and you BAM down with your wrists your gearing gets screwed up
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When I had then I hated them. My hand always made me shift them cuase they took up half of my handle bars.
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Originally Posted by WannaGetGood
When I had then I hated them. My hand always made me shift them cuase they took up half of my handle bars.
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Originally Posted by mx_599
i guess i have small hands
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Originally Posted by shishcabob30
Must be
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Originally Posted by WannaGetGood
When I had then I hated them. My hand always made me shift them cuase they took up half of my handle bars.
i just went to look at my setups...the grip is only about 1/2 inch shorter for the grip shift unit. if you can't move your hand like half an inch??? you should give them another shot...i don't think they shift as easily as they used to. |
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