Shimano Exage 300EX: rear shifter

thebouldwhacker

Hey all

I just got one of these today off a mate who '... came across it'. Its new and still in package. Anyone know what standard and gearing it is for? its quite small so I'm guessing its for a road bike, i looked on the interweb but tbh it gave some contradictory comments....

ednwireland

thebouldwhacker wrote: »

i looked on the interweb but tbh it gave some contradictory comments....

really that suprises me

will here be any better

never had any exage thought it was a sora pre-runner (actually i lie have some pre brifter exage brake levers)
prob 7 speed tops (poss 6 speed)

thebouldwhacker

ednwireland wrote: »

really that suprises me

will here be any better

never had any exage thought it was a sora pre-runner

Yea, one review equated it to modern day 105's....

Thanks for that

ednwireland

nope i got my blue anodised 105 hubs at about the same time so fairly sure it was lower

heres sometimes worth a look http://www.retrobike.co.uk/

looks like 98 on
http://datenbanken.freepage.de/cgi-bin/feets/freepage_ext/41030x030A/rewrite/traut/SHIMANO.html

kona

I vaguely remember working on one of these, it was actually on a mtb(I could have sworn it was a old MTB groupset?), its 7speed anyways.

blorg

There were both MTB and road variants. And a fishing rod for good measure. The latter is still made.

Surveyor11

I have a vintage Scott MTB, circa 92. It has a Exage LX rear derailleaur - It is a 7 speed system. Think it was bottom mid-range when I bought it.

What do people think about putting the Exage on my new Giant Talon - it has a Shimano Alivio, which I think is the entry level changer. I didn't realise that derailleurs were 7 speed / 9 speed, so maybe leave well enough alone.

blorg

Surveyor11 wrote: »

What do people think about putting the Exage on my new Giant Talon - it has a Shimano Alivio, which I think is the entry level changer. I didn't realise that derailleurs were 7 speed / 9 speed, so maybe leave well enough alone.

I wouldn't do it no, even if you can get it to work it is unlikely to work better than what is on the new bike.

ruffhams

This derailleur is on my Peugeot steel racing bike that I bought some 12 years ago. My Peugeot is a 7 speed, so i guess it is for a 7 speed! - (thebouldwhacker, if you would like to sell it I am very keen on purchasiing it as mine is worn and does not shift well at all - Thanks) regards Grahame / ruffhams (colchester)

thebouldwhacker wrote: »

Hey all

I just got one of these today off a mate who '... came across it'. Its new and still in package. Anyone know what standard and gearing it is for? its quite small so I'm guessing its for a road bike, i looked on the interweb but tbh it gave some contradictory comments....