Hey everyone how's it going?
It wasn't long ago when we were looking at the Wolftooth remote as THE remote to have in the marketplace.
For me it was until I discovered the Shimano dropper remotes, either the XTR or MT800
or actually the Deore MT500, the new one, which I would recommend
because this one has 9 mm cable pull as opposed to XTR which is only 7mm.
But if you ever looked at this boutique German company, BikeYoke,
they say that theyr Triggy Alpha remote is the best in the marketplace.
Is that true? Let's check it out!
And since I mentioned the Shimano remote as my new standard I'm going to take a look at this in comparison.
So first of all, this is more of a simplistic approach when it comes to packaging and what's being shipped.
What you see here is what you get
this is the newest remote they have, the Triggy Alpha which is a universal remote with 11 mm cable pull.
And when you're buying it you're getting the inner cable and the tiny end cap,
there is no attachment for the handlebar or any brakes
however you can buy those separately.
In my case I bought this I-SPEC EV adapter
because I'm gonna install it on Shimano brakes .
But you gotta keep in mind that this is adding extra cost to the remote.
Shimano XTR comes with the SP41 housing and the inner cable
and this XTR only comes in I-SPEC EV attachment
or in case of the Deore MT500 you have the version that attaches directly to your handlebar.
For those of you wondering about weight, Shimano is 42 grams with that little insert.
And BikeYoke Triggy in the same I-SPEC EV configuration is 46 grams so 4 grams difference between two.
Straight out of the box this is beautifully machined anodized aluminum with laser etched inscriptions.
You see the paddle or lever that is actually perforated
so if you have mud, debris on your glove, is going to be pushed out and still give you good grip.
And if you look carefully at the packaging you're going to see that this one says Triggy Alpha SHORT.
That is because they do have a long version of this, 7 mm lever
that gives you more leverage required by some droppers.
Unlike some of their older remotes, this is universal, and you can imagine the inner cable coming through here
and you can see that pinch bolt just securing the inner cable in place.
You can see that this is evolving around that large bearing that actually makes this movement very very smooth.
The typical barrel adjustment here at the end of it that allows you to adjust the cable tension.
And you have two positions to install this onto your adapter.
This XTR one has grooves on the paddle as opposed to the holes on the Triggy Alpha.
I think the Triggy might give you slightly better grip if nothing else.
And the paddle on the Triggy seems to be about the same size as the Shimano lever.
This type of installation is very common on the dropper post remotes these days.
In my case I mentioned that I'm gonna install it with the I-SPEC EV adapter for the latest Shimano brakes.
And that would make it very similar to this Shimano remote.
And when I looked at the installation of this it got me thinking about the SRAM bar clamps.
And guess what? If you have one around the house anywhere
look at this, it fits perfectly so you don't have to buy the bar clamp from BikeYoke,
you can use the SRAM bar clamp, that also means that you can install this BikeYoke remote
with the SRAM Matchmaker that again you might have around the house
so you don't have the extra expense of the attachments.
How much leverage do they provide? Well the Shimano remote is about 5 cm long from the center of the axle
and if you look at the Triggy Alpha Short, this is no different, right around 5 cm long
so you shouldn't expect more leverage from this than the Shimano.
But while the Shimano lever is in one position, and one position only,
the BikeYoke showed some innovation in providing us an adjustable position or angle of this paddle,
very similar to what SRAM does with their X01 and XX1 shifters.
So if you take a 3 mm Allen key to this bolt
then you can adjust the position of the lever relative to this mounting bracket.
This might not be the biggest invention since sliced bread but is definitely a welcome addition to a dropper remote.
And once attached to the bars or brakes you can move it into the desired position
making it a bit more ergonomic I guess.
Then you would obviously tighten that bolt up just to lock it in position.
So all in all a very well designed remote, I like this I-SPEC EV bracket, is very well designed as well.
and it fits perfectly with I-SPEC EV brakes.
German engineering or quality if you want to call it that!
So what do you guys think? Good remote for you?
Have you ever used BikeYoke products, the Triggy Alpha as a remote?
I would love to hear your comments in the section below.
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and until next time hope to see you folks on the trails.
Cheers guys, cheers!