Page 4 - Grip shift vs rapid fire

25-02.-2004, 12:15 PM	#46
Ghr7891 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT Posts: 91	RAPID FIRE, I would never use anything else. __________________ Getting your ass kicked is part of mountain biking...thats why I ride a hardtail!

01-03.-2004, 08:47 AM	#47
IKON Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: glasgow,scotland Posts: 60	http://www.cyclingforums.com/attach...=&postid=316006 the rapid firers i have,came with my bike got free deore brake levers but no shifters,stuck with them for now,wouldnt go back to graip shift __________________ saracen ikon 2003 front deore disk+caliper rear deore v-brake f+r panaracer fire xc pro LX deore rear mech Zoom oversized suspension(need new suspension) need new wheels or lighter ones in black

09-03.-2004, 03:45 PM	#48
Genetic Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9	What derailleur do you have? Is it the front, rear, or both? Did you consider that SRAM now makes two trigger shifters? You might want to know that the current X.9 and X.0 rear deraileurs are very light and very crisp shifting. They also are compact and have fewer moving parts. Get what you like. I personally like Gripshift for the front derailleur and trigger shift for the rear. Eliminating chainrub on the front derailleur is never a problem w/ gripshift.

12-03.-2004, 03:18 PM	#49
ibike73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North Brunswick, NJ Posts: 122	SRAM X.0

27-03.-2004, 06:32 AM	#50
jessevan Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Beautiful Utah Rocky Mountains Posts: 8	definately rapid fire __________________ Girls like to get dirty too.

31-03.-2004, 12:22 PM	#51
JaKaL Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	I would have to vote for the Rapid fire. My old gitchigoomee came with grip shifts, and they worked well. But my New Tassajara came with Rapid fires and I definitely prefer them.

27-05.-2004, 12:05 AM	#52
cuervo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Monterrey, Mexico Posts: 374	Rapid fire: crispy, fast, clean, precise shifting. Haven't seen any MTB racer around here using grip shift (maybe some novice), everybody uses rapid fire. __________________ Sorry, English is not my primary language.

27-05.-2004, 11:58 AM	#53
allmountain Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: East Coast Canada! Posts: 29	RAPID FIRE!!... but really like the new Dual Control levers. SRAM ESP gripshift (like the 9.0SL) worked great, crisp and on time, but never really meshes well with other stuff. If you think that GripShift is great just because you can eliminate front derailleur rub then you need a better mechanic to setup your derailleur

09-06.-2004, 06:13 AM	#54
kleinrider Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Georgia - USA Posts: 17	I have the GripShift X-Rays (circa '94?) on my Attitude (moved them to it when I bought the frame - even junked the rapid fires that came with the Attitude (XT)) and have never had a single problem with them. I absolutely love being able to put the front derailleur exactly where I want it do avoid the rubbing, and being able to shift almost all of the gears at once on the rear has saved me a couple times on the trail. It's just a preference, get what feels best to you (my wife loves Rapid Fire). __________________ 95 Klein Attitude 95 Klein Quantum 92 Trek 830

04-07.-2004, 10:54 AM	#55
KrYpS Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1	Rapid fire shift all the way. i used the grip shift, but then i felt rapid shift, and so much easier. my parents bought me a grip shift bike though. and refused to get me a rapid fire one. kinda pisses me off.

04-07.-2004, 03:40 PM	#56
03stinky Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 6	my last two bikes have been rapid fire, no turning back whatsoever, i just find it much better when riding hard, changing gears through rapid faire

16-07.-2004, 07:39 AM	#57
jobe1492 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 8	Re: Grip shift vs rapid fire my rapid fir shimano altus has never failed me for 8 years. its still the best shifter i have tried.

22-07.-2004, 05:41 AM

#58

TopDrawer

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Join Date: Jul 2004

Posts: 3

Re: Grip shift vs rapid fire

Quote:

Originally Posted by jggraham

My grip shift has fallen apart off my iron horse g-out. Sholud i replace it with new gripshift or rapid fire?

I have tried my friends rapid fire and it felt a lot better than gripshift and my gripshift used to change gears sometimes, are all grip shift like that or did i get a crap one?

I see that it has been a year since you posted. Still looking

? I doubt it. Which way did you go?

Myself, I raced a lot in Arizona where it's very rocky. I considered gripshift, but there are too many sections of trails where you need to maintain a firm hold on the handlebars, yet need to shift up/down. I could imagine many places where I can shift with the rapid-fires and not the grip-shifts. No-brainer for me.

22-07.-2004, 05:49 AM	#59
Billy8 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5	Re: Grip shift vs rapid fire I prefer the rapid fire. I tend not to accidentaly shift gears on hard climbs with them, where with my old grip shifters that used to happen alot.

26-07.-2004, 11:21 AM

#60

bowerm

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Location: Albany, California

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Re: Grip shift vs rapid fire

Quote:

Originally Posted by jggraham

Not so fast!!! I'm a fulltime bike wrench in California's Marin County - the birthplace of mountain biking - and I'm amazed by the lock-step litany of praise for rapid-fire over gripshift. I've overhauled literally thousands of mountain bikes over the past six years...and in that time have come to fully appreciate SRAM and gripshift. My downhill bike sports SRAM 9.0 ESP gripshift with matching rear derailleur...and I wouldn't take rapid fire if you bought it for me. ESP shifting is tight and quick and has NEVER shifted on its own...even flying down "Repack" on Mt. Tamalpias!! Word is SRAM's X.0 is even better. Don't just listen to anyone here...find a LBS that has both and try them both. i think you may be pleasantly surprised by higher end gripshifters!!!

cheers
michael

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