Cassetes

reevie25

Hi Everyone

I have a Scott Aspect 45 and at the moment it has an 8 speed cassete and I am thinking of upgrading to 9 speed. Would a 9 speed fit my bike and which is best.

.blitz

No probs with that but apart from chain, shifter and cassette you may also need some new chain rings - 9-speed rings are narrower than 8-speed rings.

The four largest sprockets on XTR cassettes are titanium and both XT and XTR cassettes use an alloy carrier.

supersonic

It is quite an expensive process to upgrade to 9 speed, and not always a noticable benefit. I would probably do it when chain, cassette and chainrings are on their last legs.