Riv is indeed making different tiers. I believe Grant said he wanted the top level to be around $300 but a plain jane low level version for something like $30.
https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/grant-petersens-blog/late-may-silver-is-a-bugger-and-the-last-good-looking-rear-derailer On Monday, August 22, 2022 at 7:40:55 PM UTC-4 J J wrote: > I've been exclusively running low normal for a few years. Here's a pic of > the XT M770 on my Hunqapillar. When I first started using Rapid Rise I had > a few muscle memory misfires (getting the opposite of what I wanted when I > moved the shift lever). It lasted a couple of weeks, but then it was like a > flipping a switch in my brain and motor coordination. The logic just made > so much sense, especially the consistency in left and right shifting, > easier in one direction, harder in the other, on both sides. I run them > with friction shifters only. It's like second nature. > > I've tried XTR 970, 960, 950 series, LX and Deore models, and XT 760 and > 770. I sold a few of my still-too-large hoard of Rapid Rise on this forum. > Never tried the Nexave. All of them felt good, the only differences being > the typical Shimano hierarchical group gradations in materials, design, > refinement, weight, etc. I don't see myself going back to high normal > shifting. I've gotten rid of (almost) all of my high normal mechs. > > I have never experienced the issues that Eric (Norris) mentioned about low > normal RDs not functioning well if they get mucked up. I maintain them no > differently than how I ever treated high normal RDs. I've recently been > riding in particularly wet and mucky conditions. It's as much of an issue > as it is for high normal, which is to say, it has been a nonissue in my > experience. There are probably numerous reasons Rapid Rise didn't succeed > in the market. But common declarations about their supposed poor > functionality for xyz reasons do not align with my experiences at all (and > I can only talk to my own experiences). They're not harder (or easier) to > set up than high normal. They index no worse (or better) than high normal. > They're no less (or more) robust than high normal. > > Some purists thumb their noses at the overwrought design of the 770 and > 970, the black Deore, and others. Not silver enough, not polished enough, > too much paint, too flashy, etc. I think they look cool. And I will take > the functionality of these with their ostensibly dowdier looks *anytime* > over not using Rapid Rise because they're insufficiently attractive. I > don't typically ogle my RDs while I'm riding :) The silvery Nexave looks > great, though the red Megarange is a bit jarring to my eyes. I'm sure it > functions as wonderfully as all the other Rapid Rise models and I'd jump on > it if I found one for $17! > > I'm stoked about Rivendell's upcoming version. Thank goodness Grant and > crew have enough gumption, principle, will, and sheer obstinacy to carry > through on the project. It's only speculation, but I suspect Riv's derailer > will be pretty pricey. NOS XT and XTR Rapid rise are increasingly rare, and > $200 to $500 prices are not unusual on eBay, craigslist, and in independent > bike shops that happen to have stock here and there. Used ones in great > condition also fetch a lot of $$. I would not be surprised if Riv's is > within that range. Maybe Riv will produce different tiers? Fingers crossed > that they will see the light of day asap. Whatever price it ends up being, > I'll try to be the first in line for one. > > > [image: xt rapid rise.jpeg] > > On Monday, August 22, 2022 at 4:09:31 PM UTC-4 campyo...@me.com wrote: > >> Path Less Pedaled just did an entire video episode on Rapid Rise/Low >> Normal derailleurs that’s definitely worth watching. >> >> One point that came up in the comments from viewers is that shifting to >> lower gears is done entirely through the strength of the spring in the >> derailleur. Move the shifter to release more cable, and the *spring* pushes >> the chain onto a larger cog. In practice, according to people who had used >> RR/LN extensively, was that normal stuff that happens to derailleurs (they >> get dirty or muddy, or need lubrication) makes that spring’s job harder, >> with the result that it doesn’t work as well. >> >> Shifting to a larger cog also benefits from a slight decrease in pedaling >> pressure while shifting (again, to make the spring’s job easier). That’s >> not always possible when you’re grinding up a steep incline and need to >> grab a lower gear. This may be part of the reason why RR/LN was phased out >> … along with the fact that it was “different” in an industry that mostly >> prizes conformity. >> >> Full disclosure: I’ve never used a RR/LN setup, although I do ride almost >> exclusively with friction-shifting downtube levers. >> >> --Eric Norris >> campyo...@me.com >> Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy >> YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy >> >> On Aug 22, 2022, at 12:46 PM, Eric Marth <eric...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Do you run a Rapid Rise derailer? Do you like it? Have you had one before >> and just didn't get it? What's the *deal?* >> >> With all the commotion over Rivendell's plan to build their own >> production low-normal derailer I figured I'd try one out for myself. The >> first one I picked up was an XTR RD-M951 which I suspected had a bent >> pulley cage, some of you may remember I posted about this mech a few weeks >> ago. >> >> I found this Nexave on eBay for $17 so figured I'd give it a shot. This >> model, to my mind, is *the* classic rapid rise derailer. Silver, shiny, >> long cage, external guide pulley, pivoting cable guide for a short bit of >> housing over the rear dropout. Grant mentioned that this was his favorite >> model, cosmetically. I like it, too. >> >> So far I haven't put many miles on it but no complaints. I like getting >> into the easier gears with a light touch. I'm running the derailer on my >> Appaloosa with a Silver 38/24 crank and a 9-speed 11-36 cassette. It's >> wired up to the original Suntour Power Thumb shifters which are mounted in >> the reversed, under-hand style also known as the Riv-versed or Rivendell >> brifter style. >> >> With the reverse-mounted shifters I did like pushing the lever away from >> me to get an easier gear with a high-normal derailer installed. That made >> sense. Pulling the lever to me for an easier gear is taking a bit of >> getting used to but the action required is so light that it's not a problem >> so far. >> >> Unfortunately, I haven't yet been in a situation where I'm climbing and >> experience a mis-shift under torque resulting in the derailer bumping me to >> an easier gear. I'm looking forward to it, really. >> >> One thing I can't get my head wrapped around is why Grant and Rivendell >> want to make this happen and go through so much trouble and expense. It is >> quite a complicated undertaking. It seems if you're into low-normal >> derailers they're out there if you look hard enough and have some patience. >> Perhaps it's just what they do and what they're about. They want something >> to exist that has gone out of production, they make it so, and that is the >> purest expression of their ethos and what they love about bikes and >> components. "Isn't this great? 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