gazzer wrote:
> "Per Elmsäter" <
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>> Westie wrote:
>>> phatykoko wrote:
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>>> Has anyone here actually got the XTR dual control shifters? What did you think of them after
>>> having used them for (by now) a while? One of the guys at my LBS uses them on his VT and swears
>>> by them.
>>
>> Love 'em. I also have the Low Normal setting for the RD and am getting used to that also. I
>> dismounted the thumblevers a loong time ago.
>
> what are the advantages of low normal derailleurs that made it worth "getting used to"?
>
None as far as I can understand. However the Gurus like Sheldon Brown and of course Shimano say that
it is much better for the derailler and cogs and etceteras. It took very little getting used to and
the only difference I can notice is that I can go 3-4 gears when going up to a higher gear ( smaller
cog) and have to click several times if I need to go down more than one gear ( bigger cog ). I think
what they mean is that the spring itself will not wear the equipment as much as when you force a
downshift. Forcing an upshift isn't as costly on the material.
I do however appreciate it when I need to downshift on a very steep hill. In this case I'm usually
holding on to the handlebar grips with my full hand. All I need to do is open up my hand real quick
and close it again. This will move the dual shift lever up one notch. After some time I think it
also got easier to getting used to the force I can put on the pedals when shifting. What I mean is
the softpedaling part until the next gear has engaged. I think that maybe it is more consistent now
that it is the strength of a spring shifting down and not my fingers that can vary in speed and
strength for a downshift.
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Perre
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