They're great! An inexpensive derailleur, but shifting is so smooth. I have had two of them and worked on multiple bikes that came equipped with them. They were definitely onto something when they came up with this whole "smart cage" thing. I had a black one on a dept. store Schwinn flat bar road bike. The second one was on a 14 speed Schwinn flat bar Varsity 1200 and I made upgrades, putting on all Altus components....crankset, front derailleur, shifters. the derailleur is silver, stunning visually as well as effective. This bike is amazing, not the lightest, but a great city bicycle. The nice upright riding position and easy brake access makes it a safe choice in town, so these are not just good for mountain bikes, but hybrid/flat bar bicycles as well.
I’m going to geek out a bit, but this comes from experience for sure: I can partly agree on how mechanically smooth the Altus system can be. Also, the larger pulleys make it super quiet. However, that smooth gear shift can depend on what kind of cassette/freewheel, chain, and/or shift lever is installed. I’m lucky; I’ve installed most Altus parts on good quality components. Here’s an example of a nice derailleur with a not-so-good quality part. I’ve installed a Shimano XT RD M785 with a SRAM PG 1030 cassette and even with a matching SRAM PC 1031 chain, the shift quality was horrid. I switched it out with an 11-36 Shimano CS M771-10 cassette (and the 11-32 on occasion) and the chain derailed each cog with a very crisp and smooth action. Although the Shimano XT SL M780 shift lever had a harder-than-usual lever pull, the shifting was excellent. However, when I installed the SRAM cassette into a SRAM drivetrain, the shift quality was a little better (in fact more than tolerable, comparable with the Shimano XT system, but with a more solid feeling). The shift lever action was lighter than Shimano. I think I used a SRAM X9 system. I guess with the proper parts, components designed for each other work well. In fact, I’ve been known to mix, match, and bodge parts together in several attempts to entertain myself. After all this analysis and knowledge, I just don’t really care anymore, as long as it works, it works!
I find that the wider range cassettes, such as 11-32 with 9 speed Sora, the Shimano version of that cassette(HG-400)is a lot smoother shifting and produces less noise than a Sram cassette. If using the Sram, like a PG-950 with the Sora system, a Sram chain works better than a KMC(X9.93). A KMC with shimano 9 speed cassette works quite well. Shimano 7 speed freewheels, although they are cheap components and technically outdated, do work well with a higher quality chain than you find on a stock dept, store bike. A KMC X 8.93 is a good chain. I also use it with 8 speed cassettes. Using a derailleur hanger alignment gauge, you can be sure to eliminate THAT as a problem area, then it is easy to see how the parts actually work together. It's trial and error for the most part. I totally understand what you mean. Just like the Altus derailleur we were talking about before, I like the shifting better with 2 half links extra in the chain length, the large pulleys really cause it to angle forward and it can cause shifting to be a bit hard using the "correct" length. Yeah, I'm always messing around with things, especially on lower end bikes, just experimenting. I have never really been of the school of thought that "the more cogs the better". Some of the most skilled cyclists to ever ride a bicycles had 5 cogs in the back. I do not use anything beyond 9 cogs...beyond that, you start getting into the big money and a system with what seems to be even even less tolerant and more tempermental. Even though the equipment is fascinating and fun to work on, sometimes I loathe how this has gone from a fitness sport to an equipment sport.
brad bolin Even if I have a nice bike, I still consider cycling a fitness sport. Im very thankful that I have nice bikes, it’s a luxury that I am lucky to have. But it’s friggin awesome to fiddle with the beater bikes once in a while.
Exactly, I see it the same way. A dept. store bike may start with crappy components, but that is just another opportunity to get my wrench out...in the end it turns out pretty decent. I only meant that some people are snobby about it, and it should never get like that.
Disclaimer: no derailleur was harmed in this video 🤣
Bro you point it but you are thinking about less like right??😂 That's reason is most of the people don't know meaning of derailuer😂😂😂😂🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
They're great! An inexpensive derailleur, but shifting is so smooth. I have had two of them and worked on multiple bikes that came equipped with them. They were definitely onto something when they came up with this whole "smart cage" thing. I had a black one on a dept. store Schwinn flat bar road bike. The second one was on a 14 speed Schwinn flat bar Varsity 1200 and I made upgrades, putting on all Altus components....crankset, front derailleur, shifters. the derailleur is silver, stunning visually as well as effective. This bike is amazing, not the lightest, but a great city bicycle. The nice upright riding position and easy brake access makes it a safe choice in town, so these are not just good for mountain bikes, but hybrid/flat bar bicycles as well.
I’m going to geek out a bit, but this comes from experience for sure: I can partly agree on how mechanically smooth the Altus system can be. Also, the larger pulleys make it super quiet. However, that smooth gear shift can depend on what kind of cassette/freewheel, chain, and/or shift lever is installed. I’m lucky; I’ve installed most Altus parts on good quality components.
Here’s an example of a nice derailleur with a not-so-good quality part. I’ve installed a Shimano XT RD M785 with a SRAM PG 1030 cassette and even with a matching SRAM PC 1031 chain, the shift quality was horrid. I switched it out with an 11-36 Shimano CS M771-10 cassette (and the 11-32 on occasion) and the chain derailed each cog with a very crisp and smooth action. Although the Shimano XT SL M780 shift lever had a harder-than-usual lever pull, the shifting was excellent.
However, when I installed the SRAM cassette into a SRAM drivetrain, the shift quality was a little better (in fact more than tolerable, comparable with the Shimano XT system, but with a more solid feeling). The shift lever action was lighter than Shimano. I think I used a SRAM X9 system.
I guess with the proper parts, components designed for each other work well. In fact, I’ve been known to mix, match, and bodge parts together in several attempts to entertain myself. After all this analysis and knowledge, I just don’t really care anymore, as long as it works, it works!
I find that the wider range cassettes, such as 11-32 with 9 speed Sora, the Shimano version of that cassette(HG-400)is a lot smoother shifting and produces less noise than a Sram cassette. If using the Sram, like a PG-950 with the Sora system, a Sram chain works better than a KMC(X9.93). A KMC with shimano 9 speed cassette works quite well. Shimano 7 speed freewheels, although they are cheap components and technically outdated, do work well with a higher quality chain than you find on a stock dept, store bike. A KMC X 8.93 is a good chain. I also use it with 8 speed cassettes. Using a derailleur hanger alignment gauge, you can be sure to eliminate THAT as a problem area, then it is easy to see how the parts actually work together. It's trial and error for the most part. I totally understand what you mean. Just like the Altus derailleur we were talking about before, I like the shifting better with 2 half links extra in the chain length, the large pulleys really cause it to angle forward and it can cause shifting to be a bit hard using the "correct" length. Yeah, I'm always messing around with things, especially on lower end bikes, just experimenting. I have never really been of the school of thought that "the more cogs the better". Some of the most skilled cyclists to ever ride a bicycles had 5 cogs in the back. I do not use anything beyond 9 cogs...beyond that, you start getting into the big money and a system with what seems to be even even less tolerant and more tempermental. Even though the equipment is fascinating and fun to work on, sometimes I loathe how this has gone from a fitness sport to an equipment sport.
brad bolin Even if I have a nice bike, I still consider cycling a fitness sport. Im very thankful that I have nice bikes, it’s a luxury that I am lucky to have. But it’s friggin awesome to fiddle with the beater bikes once in a while.
Exactly, I see it the same way. A dept. store bike may start with crappy components, but that is just another opportunity to get my wrench out...in the end it turns out pretty decent. I only meant that some people are snobby about it, and it should never get like that.
How is the Altus doing?
What if I use the Tourney shifter but use the Altus RD?
om m310 bisa buat ban 16 ga yah?
Can 7speed shifters can be used in 6speed gear
Yes
Can be use to 8speed
Yes, if your planning to upgrade your bike to 7 speed
Is your 7 speed min to max 14-28t?
yes 👍🏾
Oh great! Same as me! Im actually replace my TZ500 to Altus M310
Fast & furious)))
xD
This rd cant use in 8 or 9 speed?
It can be used for both, but it is recommended (not required) to use for 6, 7, and 8 speed transmissions.
There is a 3x9 version of the Altus
Ok, Thanks
What is the rate of shimano altus
nice
nice
Noice👌
Nice rythm
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