new rear mech

trail jacker

hi all.
my bikes just gone in for a bit of an overhaul and i got a call saying my rear mech was on its last legs. its a Shimano Acera 8sp mech on a gt aggressor. halfords (yes, i know...) said they can give me a Shimano Alivio mech for £30 fitted. i was thinking of getting this instead of the alivio:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=11968
but dont know if its compatible. anyone got suggestions? (im wanting to pay around £20ish)
cheers

nicklouse

deore will work and is better than Alivio.

trail jacker

yeh, but will the one in the link work with 8 speed?

stumpyjon

Should be compatible, it's the shifters that control how far the mech moves, so as longas you have Shimano shifters then all should be good.

The Deore mech should be crisper in it's shifting than the Alivio.

CRC are also doing one of the LX mechs for £ 19.99 as well.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=11969

jpembroke

Yes, will work fine with 8 speed. I've had one of those for years and it's now reaching the end of its life. Good quality kit.

trail jacker

will the lx be compatible too? sorry if thats a dumbass question, i just hate having to return things!

nicklouse

trail jacker wrote:

yeh, but will the one in the link work with 8 speed?

yes.

supersonic

Go for the LX. Last a fair bit longer than Deore.

trail jacker

just ordered LX!

dav1

£30 for an alvilo is far too much. LX is the better buy by a long way.