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Which 9-Speed Cassette, chain, and should I do the rings also?
On Jun 14, 2:38 pm, "bfd" wrote:
"Matt O'Toole" wrote in message news On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:25:43 -0700, Dane Buson wrote: Matt O'Toole wrote: The shiny ones look nicer but that's about it. Supposedly the chrome plated cassettes last longer, but that hasn't been my experience. I get the same mileage from a $15 house brand cassette that I do from an XT. My experience with the Nashbar cassettes was much worse. They turned to cheese and started skipping after 1000 miles. This was with new chainrings and chain. I tried again with another one and had the same experience. Shimano cassettes do shift smoother, but even this is an aesthetic issue more than a functional one. The shifting was maybe a touch worse. Really not bad. The wear life sucked though. I switched to the SRAM 11-26 cassettes and have been much happier. $30 from aebike. I should clarify that the Nashbar cassettes I've used were 7sp, which have thicker cogs. Also that was a few years ago. Now I'm riding an 8sp mountain bike and a 9sp road bike, each with Shimano cassettes purchased for less than half price on eBay, and Nashbar/KMC chains. If you're leery of generic cassettes, the cheaper Shimano ones are still a lot less expensive than the Ultegra/XT, and just as good. Agree. About the only problem I've found with Shimano cassette is I like the 9 speed12x27 combo. Its only available in DA or Ultegra. I am using a Miche 12x27 cassette on my Campy rear wheel. So far, it seems to work fine. However, it doesn't seem to shift as well as a Veloce 9 spd cassette.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks everyone. I ended up going with the Sram PG-970. It reviews well and was on sale. It seems those who liked the generic cassettes were not using 9-spd, and I wanted something that would shift reasonably as well. If I tried to save a couple bucks and ended up with a poorly shifting, poorly made or fast-wearing part I'd have been kicking myself, so I just did it right. Thanks, Dan |
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