Hard-wearing 8 speed cassette?
Fred Steele
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Does anyone know of a not-too expensive 8-speed cassette that lasts longer than a Shimano Hyperglide? I'm getting less than 6 months out of them.
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how many miles??
how often do you change chain ??
which model are you using ...
DA's last less than say a 105 cassette ...0 -
6 months? Blimey! Do you beat it regularly with an iron bar or something?I'm only concerned with looking concerned0
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yes but if he is doing 300+ miles per week & racing on it as well..6 months dont seem that much
if its less than 2000miles then it would be poor...
a new chain every 1000miles can preserve a cassettes life..0 -
In 6 months I do approx 3600 miles, and that is going to rise dramatically when I start couriering next Monday. It's mostly the largest sprocket (23t), probably because I like to sprint hard from traffic lights.
I read that changing the chain and rotating new chains helps, just wondered whether anyone had found a cassette that seems tough. My old 6-speed Regina freewheel seemed very tough.0 -
I use SRAM 8-speed cassettes on my winter/commuting bike. Pretty cheap, got a 12-23 for £12 delivered before xmas.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=179010 -
its doing pretty well @ 3600 miles...
try a SRAM ...i have PG970 on a pair of wheels ..indexes 100% but cant give any tips on wear ...as they are just spare wheels... :-(
assume you got a chain stretch checker & you replace chain reguarly ?? at say 0.5/0.75% wear ???0 -
Thanks all, I clean the whole drivetrain as soon as I can when it's dirty, and measure the chain stretch with a ruler. Admittedly this time the stretch crept up on me and gave me a surprise. Way over the 12 inch mark, but the chain wasn't very old. I'll keep better tabs on it from now on and maybe by new chains to keep as spare.0
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Why not have a look at Marchiso cassettes.
Take a look at the Highpath Engineering site, where they sell individual cogs so that you can replace only the wornout sprocket and not the complete cassette. The initial cost may be high but could payback quickly given the number of miles you do.
see here
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