Shimano Xtr Bike

Over a quarter of a century, a series of nigh-on perfect mountain bikes have worn the Stumpjumper badge, which is Specialized’s design shorthand for a ‘go-anywhere, do anything’ ride.

How do you make a single bike that can cope with a rapid cross-country blast on a Saturday and a back-country epic on Sunday, and leave the rider grinning from ear to ear after both sessions? Specialized think they've nailed it – and after beasting it around the pick of Welsh singletrack, we’re inclined to agree.

I don’t doubt that the Schwinn Midtown is a far inferior bike, from the point of view of a bike connoisseur, to whatever is being sold used in Portland. But you’ve got to love a city whose citizens put a set of moral/aesthetic principles — whether it’s riding a bike with proper disc brakes or refusing to support the Big Box stores — this far above their own financial well-being. And although every city has its bike aficionados, I think that in Portland, most people just buy rebuilt bikes locally because it feels right to do so, not because all these everyday bike riders can really tell the difference between Shimano TX-30 derailleurs and M-970 XTR’s.

The Freakonomics blog has an article on bicycle inflation . In cities where bikes are a serious form of transportation the value of bikes skyrockets while the value of cars falls off. According to the informal study done by the author, Robin Goldstein, Portland is matched with San Francisco for the most expensive bikes and least expensive cars. Seattle has even more expensive bikes and cheaper cars.

What are the steps to become a reseller? Tax ID, something else? Is there a site I can go to the offer merchandise to vendors directly from the factory?

Posted by badbadleroybrown on 15.12

You must obtain a license dealers, like a tax ID, then create an account with a distributor as CTS ...

I personally communicate with Shimano they have a contact email on their website. Im sure you can get a quick and easy.

My bike has Shimano (Shimano XTR Rapid Fire-SL), but I prefer Grip handles rotating-shift.

Posted by xpsupernoobfestxp on 07.05

No, you do not need much change. XTR just pop off and put on Gripshit.

Shimano and SRAM using different ratios sweater. Shimano uses a 2:1 ratio in SRAM uses a 1:1.

No, you do not need much change. XTR just pop off and put on Gripshit.