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I’ve been using Shimano XT gears for years but having now ridden this Alivio shifter for some time I’m really impressed with the crispness of shifting, ease of set up and maintenance. It perhaps doesn’t look quite so good or work quite as perfectly as Shimano’s higher priced offerings but ... Read review
Shimano Alivio Rear Derailleur M410. Derailleurs - MTB Rear. Great value Alivio rear ... more
derailleur offering crisp performance on- and off-road for 7- or 8-speed drivetrains Advanced light action design with low friction fluorine coated link pivot bushings Top-normal swing design Compatible with 7 and 8-sp ....
Shimano Alivio Front Deraileur Conventional M413. Derailleurs - MTB Front. Great value ... more
Alivio conventional swing front derailleur offering crisp performance on and off-road for 8-speed drivetrains. Advanced light action design uses smooth-running pivots and linkages for effortless, accurate shifts Multi fit design fo ....
Advantages: great performance and vale for money Disadvantages: looks perhaps aren't to everyone's taste
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I’ve been using Shimano XT gears for years but having now ridden this Alivio shifter for some time I’m really impressed with the crispness of shifting, ease of set up and maintenance. It perhaps doesn’t look quite so good or work quite as perfectly as Shimano’s higher priced offerings but at the end of the day this is a budget mechanism designed appropriately and priced and marketed in the same fashion.
As a budget shifter ... ...it works as well as a shifter more than twice the price and is a great first budget buy before upgrading in the future to more expensive kit. I can’t comment on how long the mech has lasted yet but its been going quite a while now with no signs of deterioration as yet.
My girlfriend has just bought her first mountain bike; a Kona Lana'i . I've been riding and racing for many years and have been very impressed by the shifting performance of her Alivio gear set up.
I’ve been using Shimano XT gears for years but having now ridden this Alivio shifter for some time I’m really impressed with the crispness of shifting, ease of set up and maintenance. It perhaps doesn’t look quite so good or work quite as perfectly as Shimano’s higher priced offerings but at the end of the day this is a budget mechanism designed appropriately and priced and marketed in the same fashion.
As a budget shifter this can’t be beaten in my opinion, set up properly it works as well as a shifter more than twice the price and is a great first budget buy before upgrading in the future to more expensive kit. I can’t comment on how long the mech has lasted yet but its been going quite a while now with no signs of deterioration as yet.
Advantages: Popular, Widely Available, Value For Money Disadvantages: Can be unreliable
The Shimano Alivio rear mech, popular and is appearing more often as the "default" mech for entry level bikes, up to bikes made for amateurs. Its not the best mech around, nor is it the worst, its somewhere in the middle. On flatland its usually very reliable, efficient, small downtime till the gear changes, and often is relatively quite. You can feel the change though.
Ascending is a different story, where the Alivio lags. There is often a lot ...
The_True_Jumper 17.07.2004
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