what a twat

red eye

last month i brought a sram x7 rear shifter, last nigh after work i got round to fitting it. i found that it was missing some of the cogs on both down and up shifts so i have a look in the manual and there it says 1:1 actuation not compatible with my shimano mech.

so now im looking for a new 1:1 rear mech. i havent used sram before other then my disc brakes which are impressive so i dont know how good they are

so what shall i buy. budgets around £20 for free ride was looking at the 3.0 and the x5. i want a nice shifting mech better then what i have now a simano dont know what model it has a shimano worded sticker with what looks like an A

so recomend me a nice shifting rear mech
thank you!

BlackSpur

The best SRAM you can afford. Make sure you get the correct cage length for the number of chainrings you have on the front - long cage for 3 chainrings, medium cage for 2 and short cage for 1.

OllyUK

Merlin do the x7 for just over £20:

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=produ ... egoryId=76

red eye

so i take it they are good. i shall see how much my lbs sells the x7 thanks for the help guys

BlackSpur

The X-7 is the middle of the range SRAM kit. I think the most basic is 3.0, then X-5, X-7. X-9 and finally the ludicrously expensive X-0.

red eye

i seen the prices of the x0 but i could do a lot of things with £130 then spen it on a bit of carbon and alu. think i will go for the x7

Bazza

I've got X7's with a X7 rear mech an a X-gen front mech they came as standard on my fury and seem to perform really good, fast clean shifting, that reminds me I need to replace my gear cables.

Splasher

Your other option (assuming your shifters are still in pristine condition) is to return them and swap them for SRAM Rocket shifters. They look and work exactly the same but are designed to work with Shimano Mechs

red eye

i brought them last month well outside 14 day returns and i'd rather replace my rear mech for a better one as its on my list of upgrades