Mares V16 XTR

Advantages: HUGE ADVANTAGES-GREAT LOOKS-GREAT DURIBILTY
Disadvantages: PRICE

...O BOY, THIS XTR REAR MECH IS THE DADDY,HE'S SMOOOOTH,STABLE,SHORT&TIGHT,ITS FAST AND RESPONSIVE.VERY HIGHLEY RECOMENDED. NOW FOR THE CONS, AS MOST XRT, PARTS ITS VERY EXPENSIVE BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THAY SAY YOU PAY FOR TOP QUALITY.I HAVE USED THE XTR SHORT CAGE REAR MECH ON A RIDE AND IT PERFORMED VERY WELL THE GEAR SHIFT WAS VERY SWIFT WITHOUT ANY GRAUNCHING OR CLICKING. I WOULD ONLY USE THE LONG CAGE FOR CROSS COUNTRY AS IT TENDS TO HAMPER MY STYLE OF RIDEING. WHEN IN COMBO, WITH THE XTR 9 SPEED SHIFTERS AND FRONT MECH THIS KIT WILL BE A CERTIAN WINNER. THIS IS THE BEST SET UP IVE USED AN A VERY WOURTHWILE UP GRAED TO ANY RIDEING STYLE.... Read review

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Advantages: quality, use, price
Disadvantages: None

...Previously, I had a pair Of Ritchey WCS Ti spd pedals (i paid £60 on ebay, but the retail at £140!!). These were next to useless - the bearings failed within 12 months. They looked good and weighed not a lot, but didn't work very well, at all :O( I begrudgingly purchased the XTR spd's for £56.99 from wiggle, as I didn't want to go the "shimano" route again. First impressions of quality were superb, especially for under £60!!! The smoothness of the bearings is silk like. fitting is just like any other pedal. Adjusting the tension springs was also the same as any other spd, although I didn't have to do them as tight as previoud spd's I'd owned. Clicking in and out of the pedal gave a satisfying quality click. In riding i've done so far, they perhaps clogged more than i'd have liked, but the riding was very very extreme. After... Read review

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Advantages: Dam fine der' son,
Disadvantages: Dam fine der' son, can I av a go Mr !! (x200)

...ooooh Baby OR oooow Baby, precisely the derailleur of your dreams and I don’t think there’s many that would argue this. But what are its benefits and what if any are its draw backs……. Because I like confrontation especially when it surrounds mountain bikes I’ll start with negatives. It’s a magnet for Crime, even the slackest bike thief knows that XTR means Money, he may not know that it’s the only bit on the bike worth nicking but you can be dam sure he’ll take the whole lot rather than undo, and you and I both know what a bummer it is to get a derailleur off when you’ve ridden it for ages. Ok number 1 over is that it your saying! I can cope, I’d never leave my precious bike un-attended. Well, lets see can you afford to repair it after a smash worse still buy a new one !!!!, remember its top of the range don’t buy it and replace... Read review

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