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  • 6 0
 be damned he who dares to bare such object in thy bike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 1 0
 I'm sure these are mechanically dialed in, as are most SRAM products in 2011. I just never cared for compromising wrist position to shift in a tight situation when I could just use my thumb or index finger. Like recklessness said, throwing a table top or many other types of airs could have you accidently shifting through your entire cassette. Just depends on what you are doing on your bike.
  • 1 0
 Thank GOD ! Last set of Gripshifter's I used on a 9 speed did not work well, think they were X7 level. I still prefer Grip shifters that work well to the push push triggers I have now. I love thumb shifters too, they ruled the world and we all laughed at the Shimano Rapid Fire when they came out some 20 years ago.
  • 1 0
 sick!! so may racers are gonna be excited.
  • 1 0
 grip shifter?
  • 11 0
 oh I hate grip shifers Razz they were cool when I was kid
  • 8 0
 yeah are we going back in time now? i remember this would come on walmart bikes....
  • 5 6
 This is the new SRAM XX grip shift I believe. It was displayed on Jaroslav Kulhvay's World Championship winning XC bike. Definitely nothing Walmart about it.
  • 1 3
 pretty nifty. sure looks clean
  • 1 0
 I've read that this one is Blackbox, not the same as the new SRAM 10spd gripshift.
  • 5 1
 Bobeck: They weren't cool when you were a kid and they still aren't.
  • 6 1
 They aren't cool for you maybe, but these ones were pretty cool for a lot of people at the show! Personal preference...
  • 3 0
 Y'know how I know you're not a bike mechanic????
  • 2 0
 well it has proved that it is up to the job...
  • 1 0
 recklessness: They were damn cool, you could act like u were riding a moto Pimp
btw, if they work well then why not? stop hating them Razz
  • 10 2
 Yeah, there is nothing better than changing broken grip shifters or cables. Or even better is when you go to do a table top, twist your wrist and accidentally shift gears. You're totally right, they are beyond cool. I should definitely spend all of my hard earned money on recycled crappy technology because it is so cool (again?). Thank you for showing me the light, my life is now better in every possible way. (inb4maxnegprops).
  • 3 0
 XC riders won't do any table ever. It may be useful and cool for them, you don't have to buy it and waste your table tops
  • 5 0
 classic pinkbike haters on XC
  • 6 0
 Yeah like I said, just because they aren't cool for someone who's trying to use a screwdriver to put in a nail, that doesn't mean they aren't awesome. I rode the X0 ones for years, my wife still has them on her bike, and I've never had a problem with them. Although actually having been a bike mechanic I know how to change the cables (its not that hard) and I also know how to maintain them (and I still have a syringe full of X0 grease for them) And you know that these new ones are going to be way better than the old ones...
  • 1 0
 bush







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