Rear Deraileur types

[C.M.S]

Rapid rise vs Standard ?

What is the difference ?

[Zoke2]

standard will have highest gear/smallest cog as its natural untensioned state and rapid rise will be the lowest gear/largest cog - in other words with no cable attached the standard will swing to the outside and the rapid rise will swing to the inside

[C.M.S]

What is better for a 9spd casette 11-34 ?

[Bikinfoolferlife]

What is better for a 9spd casette 11-34 ?

Neither is better except in the sense of which way do you prefer your shifter/derailleur to function. Personally I prefer high normal (standard) vs low normal (rapid rise). What shifters are you going to use with the derailleur?

[C.M.S]

Neither is better except in the sense of which way do you prefer your shifter/derailleur to function. Personally I prefer high normal (standard) vs low normal (rapid rise). What shifters are you going to use with the derailleur?

Its on a bike i am building , got a 08 XTR 960 , And planing to get XT 9spd rapid fire shifters .. will that jive ?

[Bikinfoolferlife]

Its on a bike i am building , got a 08 XTR 960 , And planing to get XT 9spd rapid fire shifters .. will that jive ?

They'll work fine together and it will be rapid rise...at least I believe so with that derailleur...

[C.M.S]

They'll work fine together and it will be rapid rise...at least I believe so with that derailleur...

I got the rapid rise derailleor few months back cause i was told that prevents chain derail/skipping .. so if that jives im all good .

[Bikinfoolferlife]

I got the rapid rise derailleor few months back cause i was told that prevents chain derail/skipping .. so if that jives im all good .

The derailleur doesn't prevent chain derail/skipping just because it's rapid rise. Those are adjustment issues.

[C.M.S]

The derailleur doesn't prevent chain derail/skipping just because it's rapid rise. Those are adjustment issues.

I dont have a problem really getting a brand new 2010 XT vs the 08 960 XTR rapid rise i got ..DK, seems as though the rapid rise is going to be ass backwards from what im use to...

[frdfandc]

seems as though the rapid rise is going to be ass backwards from what im use to...

BINGO!!!

[Bikinfoolferlife]

I dont have a problem really getting a brand new 2010 XT vs the 08 960 XTR rapid rise i got ..DK, seems as though the rapid rise is going to be ass backwards from what im use to...

You already have the derailleur, the shifters work with either type, so give it a try. Quite a few like it, I don't.