Main manufacturer of gearing (Shimano Deore)

Member Name: drew_greenday

Product:	Shimano Deore
Date:	25/07/02 (1907 review reads)
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Advantages: no jumping, look

Disadvantages: price of the better ones

Shimano Deore is the main manufacturer of biking gear components. With them being the main manufacturer they will obviously more established and well known. Shimano Deore is the better part of Shimano's gearing. They have the SIS gearing which is lower quality.

The models of the Deore range is; Deore, LX, XT and XTR. With the kit's getting better as you read them. I currently have a LX rear derailleur.

You are probably thinking what is better in the different models. Some people don't really care and they just want the best model they can buy.

All of the rear derailleur is covered to prevent and muck and sand to get into it and wreck it. The best part of the Deore range is that when you are going up hill's or you just need to change down a gear quickly, they don't jump, forcing you to not pedal really quickly, this is really effective and less painful.

A main rival of Deore is SRAM. All of the SRAM derailleur is grip shift and it's a preference that can only be made by the riders.

I have aquired a new bike, and i am in the process of upgrading or fitting new parts on the bike. When i recieved the bike, it had a sram rear derailleur, well that was the first thing to go, and in popped a Shimano sora.

Shimano use a one to one ratio where as SRAM use a one to two ratio. Basically for you non-bikers, that means that you can't use a SRAM shifter and a shimano rear deralleur. It don't go.

The bike is based on a jumping frame but is adapted towards a trials style. I used a Sora because it is small. Sora is initially based towards road riders but with it being small, it is a smaller target for you to hit against the wall, hence less chance to break.

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