Is it true???

Time.to.ride
Time.to.ride Posts: 463
edited August 2010 in MTB buying advice
Hi i was in a bike shop today looking to buy a Sram x-9 front mech to match the rear i have already when the bike assistant told me that i would be mad to buy one as (and i quote) "everyone knows that all Sram front mechs are a bunch of shite!!!" Well needless to say i didnt know this, so i must either be the only one or he is talking bollocks, so is this true and if so why?? And what should i run instead upfront ? Being as this is for a hybrid btw!

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Erm, no, they function perfectly well, but Shimano can be a bit better.
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  • Time.to.ride
    Time.to.ride Posts: 463
    I am using a pair of 09 X-5 shifters mate which i will change to X-9 soon what would you recommend i use i have a Boardman hybrid Team?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    well dont forget that tou will need to keep the RH sram mech to work with the Sram rear mech.

    PS they work fine.
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  • Time.to.ride
    Time.to.ride Posts: 463
    I do intend to change both shifters to X-9 versions so that shouldnt be a problem and i take it you mean i would have to keep the RH shifter NickLouise ? lol
  • Time.to.ride
    Time.to.ride Posts: 463
    But what would you guys recomend i use as a front mech option to be the most compatable for my rear X-9??
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    on my felt i have x-7 shifters, an x-9 rear mech and an xtr front mech, works fine :D

    (that all came as standard btw)
  • Time.to.ride
    Time.to.ride Posts: 463
    Fair enough i will keep it in mind, so what is basically being said is its personal choice?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    I think you've met a Fanboi.
    Devoted, moronic followers of a particular brand, without reason or understanding.
  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    Shimano front mechs and shifters are cross compatible with SRAM ones, it's the rear mechs and shifters that aren't. XT is the shimano equivalent of X.9.
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  • NatoED
    NatoED Posts: 480
    srams front mechs are not bad. wish you could use the sram road mechs on mounain bikes.
  • davewalsh
    davewalsh Posts: 587
    I have an XT front mech on one bike and an X-7 on the other and I don't notice the difference.

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  • unixnerd
    unixnerd Posts: 2,864
    This guy you were speaking to, did he have a Luxembourg accent? Just wondered if it might have been Andy Schleck ;-))
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  • Bar Shaker
    Bar Shaker Posts: 2,313
    PMSL what shop was this?

    I have X9 front mech and it's flawless.
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