Shimano 5600 105 10 Speed Rear Derailleur

105? Is That The Mileage Between Adjustments?

Advantages: Easy to fit
Disadvantages: Tricky to adjust ,at least if it's your first time

Well, s*** in a bag and punch it, Chris has written a short(ish) one! If ever there was an item that I?ve bought purely on price, it?s my Shimano 105 ?rear mechanism? for the pushbike I?m currently cobbling together. The name ?Shimano? is now very nearly ubiquitous*, especially on new bikes bought from Halfords, the PC World of the biking fraternity! That of course is not necessarily good publicity, but since I?m only putting together a ?hybrid? bike, in more senses than one, I?m not into ?Roll-Royce solutions?. A hybrid bike would I suppose have been called a ?tourer? the last time I was into buying a new one, it having fairly slender less knobbly tyres compared to a mountain bike, with similar gears but larger diameter wheels, (almost as large as a racing bike) and straight handlebars. When I say ?rear mechanism?, if you ...

BNibbles 28.02.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Shimano 105

Shimano Dura Ace Rear Mech (RD-7700-SS)

Advantages: Top of the range "bling" rear mech
Disadvantages: 9 speed "only", superceeded by RD-7800 10-speed version

usual, the Shimano instructions are very simple to follow, although as with all jobs of this type a basic knowledge of bicycle maintenace is required. It's a beautifully made item, with lots of cold-forged, anodized aluminum giving the mech a "jewellery" look (in my opinion, better looking than the new 10-speed version) and has so far always shifted faultlessly with 105 STI levers. Mine is the "SS" version, with the short cage, although a longer cage version is (was?) also available to work with wider range rear cassette sprockets, or a triple/compact chainset - this "GS" version has a total capacity of 38 teeth. Clearly, this will be a little heavier than this version... Looking at ChainReactionCycles.com today (April 7, 2006), it's available at £49.99, saving 23% off the RRP of £64.95, so pick up a bargain... Overall, a top ...

matt_fantastic 07.04.2006 (10.04.2006) · Read full review
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Review of Shimano DuraAce

Pricey, but fine rear mech

Advantages: Excellent reliability, shifting, and ease of setup
Disadvantages: Price, Price and Price

I've had an X-7 on my hardtail now for 2 years of MTB riding. It was a doddle to fit. Remove old derailleur and chuck in bin, Bolt on shiny new X-7, set high limit screw, attach cable, pull tight with pliers, and do locknut up. Amazingly it changed perfectly without needing any further adjustment. Changing is extremely smooth. Downshifts while pedalling are impressively good. I hardly have to back off at all when changing down. This is a huge bonus on hills. Up shifts are good too, if a little slower than downshifts. Durability and reliabilty are impressive. I have bounced this thing off rocks, covered it in so much mud you couldn't even see it, washed it in rivers, and generally abused it, and still it keeps changing. I have been through 2 sets of jockey wheels, there is now play in the cage arm, and changes are not quite ...

fred_redwood 28.04.2008 · Read full review
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Review of SRAM X-7 Rear Derailleur