mtbN00b Posted October 30, 2009 Share Which gear shifters is the best (but not to expensive) to use with juicy 5 brakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhilldemon Posted October 30, 2009 Share personal preference. shimano or sram (or microshift/token). then depends what you can afford, & if u a weight weenie, what you like the look of etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb_Josh Posted October 30, 2009 Share Well the shifters and brakes are separate systems, so it doesn't really matter what shifters you use with juicy 5. I've just switched to grip shifters, done about 300km with them and I love them, but its all up to personal preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbN00b Posted November 1, 2009 Share what is good shifters that I can look at? I am fairly new to the whole cycling thing - does not worry about the weight but have a limited cycling budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbN00b Posted November 1, 2009 Share I have the following (hope it is the correct names) * Shimano Altus front derailer * Shimano Acera Rear Derailer Which will work best? 1) Shimano SLX M660 SHifters 2) SRAM X-7 Trigger Shifter 3) SRAM X-7 Twist Shifter or any other recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SURFER Posted November 1, 2009 Share Get shimano XT shifters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbN00b Posted November 1, 2009 Share Get shimano XT shifters about how much are they? are the XTR better than the XT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb_Josh Posted November 1, 2009 Share sram shifters wont work, so go for SLX, or XT if the price difference isnt too much. XTR is better than XT, but is a lot more expensive - it would be better to spend that kind of cash upgrading the whole drivetrain instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibles Posted November 1, 2009 Share sram shifters wont work' date=' so go for SLX, or XT if the price difference isnt too much. XTR is better than XT, but is a lot more expensive - it would be better to spend that kind of cash upgrading the whole drivetrain instead.[/quote'] I'm curious...why won't SRAM shifters work? You get an 8 speed as well as a 9 speed version. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=13206http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=13207 Mandibles2009-11-02 01:34:49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Twin Posted November 2, 2009 Share sram shifters wont work' date=' so go for SLX, or XT if the price difference isnt too much. XTR is better than XT, but is a lot more expensive - it would be better to spend that kind of cash upgrading the whole drivetrain instead.[/quote'] I'm curious...why won't Sram X-7 shifters work? You get an 8 speed as well as a 9 speed version. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=9176http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=5723 Yeah I am also curious!! Please advise why they won't work. I have Sram X-9 with Avid Elixir 5's and they work perfectly. Just a question don't Sram also own Avid??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbN00b Posted November 2, 2009 Share yes please explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Twin Posted November 2, 2009 Share As a matter of interest the Shifters and the brakes are totally independant components you can use any combination together i.e. Sram shifters Shimano brakes, Sram Shifters Hayes brakes and the list goes on and on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Twin Posted November 2, 2009 Share Forgot to mention don't take any technical advice from me. Ask Johann Borman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbN00b Posted November 2, 2009 Share just one question - does certain shifters only work on certain derailers? what should i keep in mind when buying shifters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb_Josh Posted November 2, 2009 Share just use shimano shifters with shimano derailers and sram shifters with sram derailers, although the front derailure doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibles Posted November 2, 2009 Share just use shimano shifters with shimano derailers and sram shifters with sram derailers' date=' although the front derailure doesn't matter.[/quote'] I posted the wrong links in my initial post above. Should have been the Attack models: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=13206http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=13207 I looked at the pdf file below and it states that it is compatible with Shimano rear derailleurs. The links above also mention that it is compatible with Shimano rear derailleurs. I know most of the SRAM shifters are 1:1 but you also get 2:1. http://www.sram.com/_media/techdocs/SL_7_5_Attack_Ins_05_99.PDF Surely this model would work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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