shimano exage 400

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i'm planning to buy Shimano Exage 400 rear dirallieur, and i would like to know if anyone of you
had any expiriences with this one. i will be happy

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hear any advices. thanks

I have an Exage 500 LX group on one MTB bike, and I like it a lot. Even though it's from about 1990
the rear derailer shifts better than a brand new Alivio rear derailer. I hope you're buying it
really, really cheep.

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btw. i'm new here, so i'd like to say hello 😉 i'm 19, i live in Poland/europe, and my passtime is
BikeTrials. and please mind that my english is not perfect 😉

My english isn't that perfect either (c:

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"holomouse" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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i'm planning to buy Shimano Exage 400 rear dirallieur, and i would like to know if anyone of you
had any expiriences with this one. i will be happy

to

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hear any advices. thanks

I was riding a Miyata One-Ten road bicycle from the early 90ties for several years. This was
equipped with an Exage 400 rear derailleur I loved the bicycle and its precise shifting despite that
this derailleur is not a high-end device. Regrettably, the bike was stolen two years ago (while I
was attending a police bicycle auction...).

Erik, Trondheim, Norway

holomouse said:

i'm planning to buy Shimano Exage 400 rear dirallieur, and i would like to know if anyone of you
had any expiriences with this one. i will be happy to hear any advices. thanks

btw. i'm new here, so i'd like to say hello 😉 i'm 19, i live in Poland/europe, and my passtime is
BikeTrials. and please mind that my english is not perfect 😉

Exage 400 (RD-A400, RD-M400SS, RD-M400GS, RD-M400SGS) were made in sevaral short and long versions
and work like any other modern Shimano changer.

Shimano changers mostly do not vary in design or performance, only in weight and longevity. For a
company frequently criticised for all-too-rapid change, Shimano's rear derailleurs are largely of
one design (exceptions are the backward SlowRise and a very few others). Small parts generally
interchange. Derailleurs themselves swap in and out of any Shimano system (always exceptions; in
this case, the early DuraAce changers were of a different geometry) . Your RD-400 will work fine in
friction, 6,7,8,9 or maybe even 10 speed index systems, assuming the cage is of the appropriate
length and all else in the system works.

Is it cheap? Are you restoring a 1988 bike? If neither, then why not just get a new $30 changer?

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If neither, then why not just get a new $30 changer?

Something about the OP saying he does bike trials tells me that he doesn't mind the weight penalty
and wants something disposable 😉

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 10:08:09 GMT, "ZeeExSixAre"

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If neither, then why not just get a new $30 changer?

Something about the OP saying he does bike trials tells me that he doesn't mind the weight penalty
and wants something disposable 😉

And being in Poland, he may not have as many choices as some folks elsewhere.

There's an Exage on a bike I just acquired, and while it was behaving badly when received, all that
was needed to get it shifting properly was a new cable and some cleaning. Visually, it looks
battered and scraped from more than a few spills, but it works quite well.

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And being in Poland, he may not have as many choices as some folks elsewhere.

the main problem is the price. and also the fact, that distributors don't want to sell specialized
equipment, they mostly sell the popular stuff.

i'm buying the shimano exage 400, a new one, really cheap - bout 14$. so i hope it will make
me happy 😉

thanks for help!

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