Shimano Altus Mountain Bike Rear Derailleur - Direct Mount - RDM310

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Shimano Altus Mountain Bike Rear Derailleur - Direct Mount - RDM310

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Used to replace a tourney derailleur on a specialized kids bike. Allows me to use the big gear on the mega range.

Shimano altus is a step up, installed and adjusted easily after bending hanger back into place. Dialed it in. No bling necessary.

Cons

The threaded axle screw that passes thru the center of each of the two idlers quickly becomes loose. There is a hanger available via amazon that can attach to such a cheap bike even though there is no pocket to mount that hanger onto. I know it was in... Read More

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Highlights

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Quality

This derailleur solves that problem with extralarge jockey wheels which allows shimano to shorten the cage and improve ground c... Read More

I replaced a good tourney because i went with a bigger cog cassette and am very happy with the altus which has been a workhorse... Read More

With the shifter and chain on the smallest cog i snugged the cable and tightened the clamp

I got this for a recumbent trike with 2034 wheels because the stock derailleur got dangerously close to the ground in some gear... Read More

Price

I will never know if the altus is easier to adjust because it was factory adjusted right on the money

Competitiveness

If youre looking for low gears thats an incredibly powerful combination with gear inch ranges rivaling highend gearboxes and ge... Read More

One reviewer stated he preferred altus to the fancier and more expensive alivio

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This product had a total of 5,296 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 18 2024.