Sram x9 type 2 rear derailleur installation

All of the chain tension will now be removed, creating enough slack to make the job even easier than it is without pushing that little button. While the chain slack created does make removal easier, it mostly comes in handy after you've fixed your flat and comes time to drop the wheel back into the dropouts. Step 2. With the cage held in a forward postion, the derailleur and chain are now free to swing out of the way of the cassette. Once your wheel is back in place you simply give the derailleur cage a small nudge forward to release the tension on the button, allowing it to retract instantly and the cage to return to its usual position.

What happens when you forget to release Cage Lock before continuing down the trail? Absolutely nothing. The Cage Lock button will release as soon as you hit the first bump, acting as a failsafe and quickly reverting the derailleur back to normal. It also looks like it would come in handy when installing a new chain, thanks to the ability to remove the cage's tension and allow the two chain ends to be joined easier.

SRAM plans to offer Type 2 derailleurs in both gram XO and gram X9 flavours, but their top tier XX derailleur will remain unchanged due to the Roller Clutch's 30 gram weight penalty that pure cross-country racers would likely hold a hunger strike over.

The other end of the price scale, X7 and lower, will also remain clutch and Cage Lock-less, although we fully expect both of those features to migrate down the product line in due time X5 is now 10 speed, for example. Each model will also be available in your choice of long, medium, or short cage options depending on your needs.

Availability is set for August. Santa Cruz's high speed local trails turned out to be the perfect place to test the Type 2 derailleur's roller bearing clutch system. The 6'' travel bike proved to be a fun machine for the Santa Cruz terrain. No, the trails are not insanely technical, but their high speeds and challenging corners add an element that will keep any rider on their toes. Cam Zink Signs with Devinci views.

Valtrex may make you ride like an idiot, and if you get an adjustable erection seatpost for 7 hours or more consult the bartender. WAKIdesigns Mar 16, at Every night you go around sheep pastures and spread Valtrex pills on the grass aye?

Apologies for Liveweekend I on the other hand am Scottish. I still want to know what these clutches do to rear suspension performance. I said the exact same thing when Shimano's came out so I won't bother repeating all of it, but anything that prevents chain growth must surely damage rear sus sensitivity? However, now you mention it, it makes alot of sense. It may also be the reason that Sram have gone for a less by the sounds of it restrictive system to Shimano's offering.

Lets hope someone gets it on a dyno soon! Drood Mar 19, at Hey what the hell is a ginger bagger? I try using that one on Linden Blvd and this slim thuggin pull out on me blasting. WAKIdesigns Mar 19, at Introduce them some wee wellies then! They stick forward a bit, perfect to put sheep's legs into them - it can't run away while you shag it! For additonal experience, put it facing down the edge of the cliff - it pushes back better!

WAKIdesigns Mar 15, at I think that's a quite well looking design, much more modest than Shimanos. I still don't get it though, all of that to improve chain tension and shifting a bit, with the only signinficant improvement with wheel changing?

Shimano deserves a slap for that - since around they have been installing softer and softer springs on their XT and XTR models what ended up with the whole thing making noises similar to two skeletons having sex on the thin sheet of metal.

SRAM kept high tension and yea it's a pain in the ass to install the wheel, especially on short cage derailleurs, but I'm not sure if upgrading my rear mech with such complicated and expensive thing would really turn a crappy day on trails to a happy orgy of whips. I just hope that when the day comes to say farewell to one of my derailleurs, I will still be able to buy the good old stuff.

I agree, I really don't see the purpose of upgrading to this either. Man up and change a wheel. Personally I'd take the Shadow Plus by Shimano over this. I feel like it would work a lot better than this system. Really don't think it's a pain in the ass to install a wheel, sram or shimano. Patrick Mar 15, at Goosh, You haven't seen the internals of this one or probably ridden with either, how can you make a decision about which would work better?

The thing is that it instantly becomes more difficult when you factor in the derailleur's clutch friction that is applied to the cage pivot That is where the Cage Lock button comes in. NicholasCasswell Mar 15, at It's not necessarily upgrading-- you break a rear mech and you buy a new one.

They are going to offer it at the same price as the the non-type 2 x9 and xo models and its only 5 grams heavier. I'd definitely give it a try when it comes out if I break a rear mech. SRAM could have made a gearbox years ago with all the hub technology and patents they inherited when they took over Sachs-Huret Sachs made some fantastic hub gears and Shimano certainly have the experience with their Alfine and Nexus hub geared technology all of the tech that SRAM and Shimano own could easily be transferred into gearbox design for mountain biking some custom frame builders have used Alfine for their gearbox frame designs but as the accountants at SRAM and Shimano would undoubtedly inform the engineering staff, there is very good money in the derailleur-driven chain drive transmission we all currently use.

The advantage to the cage lock for me is installing a new chain. I normally use a toe strap to hold the cage forward to release spring tension. This makes it easier than normal for both wheel installation and chain installation.

So you just grab the chain under tension and put the master link in huh? Assuming you don't have a front chain device to pull it onto the front ring that is fine and assuming that you have the chain device set-up correctly.

I can see when having the clutch on this would be a useful feature. They couldnt really make much hype about the clutch system because shimano already made it first right? I think Im right but correct me if Im wrong. The Industry does stuff in a proactive way not reactive, it does not wait for "clients" to tell them: oh a clutch in the rear mech would be cool - can you make on for us?

They sit there and think how to improve stuff whether it is actualy changing something, it's another story , rarely make up something completely new. It is easier to make money on evolution than on revolution.

Then they release it and generate "initial excitement", which is understandable: this is what we just made, it's gonna come out somewhere in bladi bla. But it is people on forums that start trolling on these irrelevant features wondering whether something that comes as a byproduct of certain design decisions is good or bad. Amazing example is the use of carbon fiber in DH frames: Santa Cruz could have shown the V10c frame being hit against the concrete wall long ago - but if they would people wouldn't be talking that much about it, isn't it?

BenCtheMusicman Mar 16, at BenCtheMusicman - which nail has he hit? The one sitting in a lazy ass? If you do need such stuff to change your chain then please Bitch please, who's life isn't comfortable enough already. A hint: If you can afford a mountain bike you are living a life of comfort www. You called me a bitch, nice Waki. You're constantly complaining about every innovation in the industry. Why don't you embrace new technology that keeps us riding better bikes year after year and what keeps the bike industry alive?

It's , grab my hand and I'll pull you up from the mid 90's. I see, a toe strap is just real easy to use here in the shop. With a chainguide of course. BenCtheMusicman Mar 17, at WAKIdesigns, I presume you have typed that message out on your type writer and asked a friend to send it for you rather than make your life too comfortable with modern technology? I have to say, very well written article. Unbiased, realistic about expectations and impressions, and devoid of any marketing hype.

Nicely done. UncleCliffy Mar 15, at It's funny that someone neg. RaleighVoid Mar 15, at The saint shadow derailleur is still the best I've ever used though. If there is one thing we know from the 90's it's that mobile phones are the size of briefcases, only make phone calls and weigh 25lbs. Technology moves forwards. Polymer bushing AND needle bearing combination. I would agree if it were just the bushing, but the addition of the needle bearings should keep the wear to a minimum and should be much less affected by varying temps.

Well the Shimano one does kinda work like from what I've seen that but a roller clutch is kinda different. They're pretty much perfect for this application. What do his pictures have to do with a discussion on derailleurs? Being a basement frame builder does not make one an expert in all things bike. Nice looking frames by the way If you were to simply tighten a bushing down with a bolt and nut on a derailleur joint, tell me how it would hold torque in one direction and not in the other?

Ask google how a roller clutch works. What you just said makes more sense than simply overtightening a bolt. It certainly is a possibility, but what about the extra tension on a twisted elastomer as you row through the gears. I guess we will both have to wait and see whats "under the hood" so to speak. Good talk. Generalizing Santa Cruz trails as "high speed" and "rolling terrain" is the most absurd oversimplification I have ever seen here on Pinkbike.

There are trails technical enough to give the v10 a run for it's money; obviously you guys didn't see the same Santa Cruz I ride in. Not clear wording, I guess. The trails we rode were mostly fast and rolling, but there is no doubt more goodness to be found. Netherlands English. Show all in Bikes. Show all in Parts. Show all in Accessories.

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Alternative product. Shimano Deore M 9-speed View product. Ask a question about this product Email Customer Service. Description De nieuwe Sram X9 Type 2 speed derailleur heeft ten opzichte van de vorige variant een aantal nieuwe aanpassingen ondergaan. Zo maakt het gebruik van de zogenaamde 'Cage Lock'.

Door het indrukken van de knop is het mogelijk de spanning van de derailleur af te halen, om zo het achterwiel gemakkelijk erin en uit te kunnen halen. Daarnaast is wordt door de toepassing van de 'Roller Bearing Clutch' de ketting veel beter op spanning gehouden.

Dit zorgt ervoor dat 'ghost shifting' alsook het klapperen van de ketting tot het minimum wordt beperkt. Related products. Shimano Deore M 9-speed.