Hi, and cassette help

3leggeddog
3leggeddog Posts: 150
edited October 2007 in Workshop
Hi all, new here so hope this isnt too dumb a question.

Whilst doing a bit of shed fettling, I came accross a 30/11 8 speed XT cassette and was thinking of putting on the road bike to ase the impact of some of the hills around here (lake district).

So, if I swap my short cage rear mech for a very old long cage XT job and use a longer chain will it work?

The bike currently runs 8 speed 25/12 with a triple 50/39/30 with sora 8 speed shifters.

This may seem excessive to some flatlanders, but getting home over whinlatter and fangs brow really hurts with 100 in your legs

Thanks

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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    yep
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • andrew_s
    andrew_s Posts: 2,511
    The long cage mech will also allow you to swap the 30 chainring for a 24, for a real bailout gear of the sort I've really appreciated in the past - eg Kirkstone (from N) with 200 miles in my legs. :)

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