SRAM X7 / Blue Pig Owners....

Kaise
Kaise Posts: 2,498
edited November 2011 in MTB buying advice
**thread edit - instead of starting a new thread i thought i'd edit this

anyone had any major problems with SRAM X7?

Any Blue Pig owners out there want to share some wisdom on their bike? i'm hopefully ordering one on saturday so wanted a bit of realy worl/long term test opinions of the ragley.

Whats good about it, whats bad about it?

ta in advance
:)Ragley Blue Pig
:twisted: Spesh Demo 8 II

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    what year?

    they work fine.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • Kaise
    Kaise Posts: 2,498
    2011 im thinking about a ragley and unsure where to go for the x7 piglet or Blue pig
    :)Ragley Blue Pig
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  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    No probs with X7 I have a mix of shifters and mechs on three bikes. Not as bling as X9 or XT but it's not cheap and nasty.
  • Kaise
    Kaise Posts: 2,498
    .blitz wrote:
    No probs with X7 I have a mix of shifters and mechs on three bikes. Not as bling as X9 or XT but it's not cheap and nasty.

    cheers

    going down to the shop to have a bit of a ride and check them both out!
    :)Ragley Blue Pig
    :twisted: Spesh Demo 8 II
  • Mojo_666
    Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    My X7's Broke, when I looked into the matter it appeared that it is not uncommon for the springs inside to go so the levers don't spring back..I replaced mine with X9's
    My 1 and only Bike
  • frankspencer1979
    frankspencer1979 Posts: 525
    I have X7 2x10. The front shifter bust on mine as mentioned above. Got it replaced under warranty without a fight, but they sent me a 3 speed shifter by mistake. Got an LBS to fit it for me and it now works better than ever.

    Overall would say X7 works well, feels a little clunky at times though, and i have nothing to compare it to.
  • Kaise
    Kaise Posts: 2,498
    thread updated to get a bit more of an opinion before i spend my bike savings account on a bike!
    :)Ragley Blue Pig
    :twisted: Spesh Demo 8 II
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    I prefer Sram shifters to Shimano, the MTB runs an X7 front which has given me no issues at all, and a Rocket rear (looks pretty much X7 bar the pull ratio) has just fone on as well, activating LX front and XT rear mechs.

    Simon
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • spongtastic
    spongtastic Posts: 2,651
    I run X7 on both bikes with X5 shifters and haven't had any problems with either. Saying that I never had problems with XT and Deore!
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