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I am building a MTB and am looking at buying Shimano XT dual control brakes/shifters was wondering how easy they are to get use to, difference between normal shifters/breaks.<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

I am also looking at buying to Shimano XT rear derailleur rapid rise, was wandering wat is the difference between rapid rise and normal rear derailleur?s, and the difference between medium and long cage rear derailleur?s  and which one should I get medium or long cage.

 

And lastly I am looking at XT front derailleur conventional, dual pull,  this seems the easiest to buy as I am unsure If I should use a top swing or bottom swing front derailleur, I may have it all wrong but I think I need a top swing, as the cable is routed from the top, in the frame that I am getting, but seems easier to  buy the dual pull as I am ordering the frame with the parts. Is their any disadvantages to using the dual pull derailleur.

 

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Got dual control on al my bikes , but that is what I am used to . Medium cage seems to be the norm , apparently the longer the cage the smoother the shifting . The pull of your front derailure is mostly gonna depend on how your cables get routed .

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My latest bike came with the XT dual controls and they are pretty easy to use.

I have the rapid rise derailleur and the difference is that you 'click' to change to and easier gear and 'pull' to get to a harder gear.

 

One of the problems with the dual controls is that it can be difficult to change while braking or, you can inadvertently shift while braking.

With rapid rise, this is less of a problem because you normally want to change to easier gears while breaking.

 

Personally I will change to individual shifters/brakes when I next can (probably when I get to change to SRAM)

 

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I have Dual Control pods - and whereas the possibility of the occasional gear-change during/under braking is there - it's not really an issue once you get used to it...

 

I for one will try and stick with DC going forward - I'm used to it now, and accordingly, I'm certainly biased in this regard - but it just makes more sense to me having the rear-mech spring "assisting" you in getting into an easier gear, since you will almost always need the easier gears quickly on account of a sudden change in terrain (i.e. you've just hit a big hill!)

 

One consideration you must keep in mind though - is that if you're someone who is open to making 2nd-hand purchases, here on TheHub for instance, then the availability of Rapid-Rise parts is much lower, simply on account of them not being as commonplace...  

 

Hope this helps!

 

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