Derailleurs

[dhsam]

Hi Farkiners,
I was just curious because my rear derailleur (shimano deore) off my bike snapped maybe from getting caught in the wheel but maybe from the impact I was wondering if there was a difference in strength between deore, deore LX and sram X-7?
And also what is the defference between long mid and short-caged derailleurs
Cheers:)

Sam

[Customjimmy]

There's not much difference between those derailleurs in terms of strength, particularly if they get knocked into the wheel! As for the rest,

this will help you out. (http://www.beyondbikes.com/bb/tech/?section=rdr)

Cheers

[-Jordan-]

Sram derailleurs don't move around as much as proved by a video floating somewhere around on this site (will have a look for it soon), so they should have less of a chance of flying into the wheel, but it can happen to any derailleur really. I've always found Sram to be stronger, but other people will say the same for Shimano.

Just keep in mind if you get the Sram, you're going to need a Sram shifter for it too. You can't mix and match the two.

[gibbo4]

Sram derailleurs don't move around as much as proved by a video floating somewhere around on this site (will have a look for it soon),

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97460

[cappa]

The difference between the short and medium cages is the accuracy of the shifting and the type of riding. A longer cage has a more accurate shift but because it is longer it is more prone to be hit by something. The short cage is not as accurate at shifting but is it smaller and more out of the way so there is less chance for it to get hit by something, anyway the shifting accuracy difference between long and short cage is not a big difference so I would go a short cage.

[kore23]

The difference between the short and medium cages is the accuracy of the shifting and the type of riding. A longer cage has a more accurate shift but because it is longer it is more prone to be hit by something. The short cage is not as accurate at shifting but is it smaller and more out of the way so there is less chance for it to get hit by something, anyway the shifting accuracy difference between long and short cage is not a big difference so I would go a short cage.

False.
A longer cage accomodates a larger tripple chainring up front (more for xc use), as it allows for a greater chain length. A shorter cage deraileur will shift better, and is good for dh bikes as you usually run a single ring up front, and a cassette with a close ratio of gears (roadie cassette)...

[kaoskart14]

I was always having the same problem as ive done two mechs in about 3 weeks but this was 8 months ago, but i was looking around and i found a shimano deore lx its a reverse pull mech so it doesnt pull into the wheel the cable pulls it away from the wheel and you set the limit screws so that it cant go in to far into the wheel and ive done everything front street, 4x dirt jump even some downhill no problems with this one, i picked it up off ebay for around $50