2. - LX is out of Shimano's mountain range in the US, replaced by SLX (LX is now a Euro trekking group). Shimano's mountain heirarchy is XTR, XT, SLX, Deore.
Eric On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 12:23 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tangential questions: > > 1. Aren't the high end lines now relatively more expensive compared to low > end lines than they were 20 years ago when XT ruled the roost? I see $250+ > rds in catalogues (along with $900 cranks and $300 cassettes). IIRC, > top-of-line XT and XTR originally both maxed out at sub $100. Or am I just > old? > > 2. Where does LX fall in S's mtb lineup? > > And 3: Is there a normal pull LX rd? > > Thanks. > > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This is a bad list to ask this kind of question because lots of us >> still use deore stuff from the late 80's! or Suntour XC stuff even! >> that said, shimano is always trying to create more demand, i think the >> big reason for them creating/resurrecting the deore like was so that >> they could raise the price of the xt stuff :) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com > > A billion stars go spinning through the night > Blazing high above your head; > But in you is the Presence that will be > When all the stars are dead. > (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
