Compatablity?

TheKrikkitWars
TheKrikkitWars Posts: 178
edited November 2008 in MTB general
I've been slowly upgrading my bike and the gearing and associated systems is next up.

Trying to work out what is compatible with what is proving problematic.

Rather than bore people with specifics, Is there anywhere with a decent table or database that I can use to determine this?

The manufacturers websites, seem to be sufficiently obtuse to prevent the buyer who can't get at the parts in person mixing and matching.

Comments

  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    most is compatible. but what do you want to mix?

    keep the speeds the same and sram rear mechs work with sram numbered shifters only
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  • XT cassette, LX Mechs, Deore "pod" Shifters and a Truativ ISO Flow 3.0 crank (I cant afford a new crankset yet, nor do I see the shifters making a huge difference.)
  • Andy B
    Andy B Posts: 8,115
    So long as they're all the same speed then they will work

    eg 9spd shifters, cassette, chain & 9spd compatable chainrings.

    Shifters make more of a difference than mech's as mech's are technically dumb, they can only do what the shifters tell them to do.
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  • Food for thought, Maybe I can stretch my budget further.