Psycolist
NINJA BYKALIST
- Location
- North Essex
I've been riding in some way shape or form for 50 years, yet its only in the last 12 months i've discovered rapid rise mechs. I think that they are the best thing since sliced bread was invented. Finally i've got both shifters working in the same direction to do the same job. I really dont understand why the other type are the norm, it just seems to make so much more sense than having one shifter working in the opposite direction to the other one. When speaking to staff in a couple of LBS they treated the rapid rise mechs with distain, saying they were difficult to adjust, unreliable and the work of the devil. My own experience is completely opposite. They seem to be alot easier to adjust rather than harder, and they seem to offer more reliable shifting as well, seeming to hold thier settings better than top normal mechs. While trying out these mechs i've also experimented with short, medium and long cages and have settled on a short cage which I feel gives much snappier shifting than thier medium/long cage counterparts. It may be, being a left hander, that my brain just works the opposite way, or it may be that it is simply a matter of personal choice, but I would be interested to hear other peoples opinions on thier choice of mech and why. Ta