cassettes question

Dougizzle
Dougizzle Posts: 133
edited April 2008 in MTB beginners
hey, would it be possible to take the cassette off of a DH and replace it with one that would usually be used on a MTB. will it be alot more complicated than just swithing the two over?
Basicly i want a DH bike but with the same kind of gear ratio as a MTB
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    they are the same thing.
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  • Dougizzle
    Dougizzle Posts: 133
    so the 18 or so gears on a DH bike will be the same as the top 18 gears on a MTB?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    well there are two types of cassette close range and wide range. commonly known as road cassettes and MTB cassettes,
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  • Dougizzle
    Dougizzle Posts: 133
    With my old bike the raliegh mtrax fsv when i look at specs it just says 24 gears, nothing about cassettes and im guessing a DH bike wouldn't have a road cassette on but i could be completely wrong. :P basicly what i would like to know is that if i can get up a hill on my MTB on gears that are on the 2 of the 3 crankset rings would it require the same amount of effort to get up the hill on a DH bike on one of the 2 crankset rings ( the gears are the same, but just the DH is lacking a few)

    Hopefully this makes sence :D
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  • minimole
    minimole Posts: 2,185
    DH bikes use road cassettes.
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Just compare all the gear ratios of what you have, and what you want. Simple.
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  • gary_fisher3
    gary_fisher3 Posts: 3,466
    I suggest you go and actually look at a DH bike.

    I'm sure you'll change your mind about wanting to ride it up hill

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