Long Cage V's Short Cage XT

donnie murdo
donnie murdo Posts: 986
edited December 2008 in MTB buying advice
I need a new reat mech XT Shadow for an On-One Scandal 26er

What would be the best choice?

Ta,

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  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    I prefer a short cage myself - the shifting is very crisp - but it doesn't take up the slack or stretch as far as a long cage mech if you run a wide range of gears.
  • Steve_b77
    Steve_b77 Posts: 1,680
    The size of the mech chose should depend on the Max no. of teeth you're going to encounter on yer chain rings, or the combination of front and rear

    A short cage won't / shoudln't deal with a 44T big ring at the front
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    It depends on capacity, Measure capacity, then compare to the mech.

    Details of this can be found inthe Workshop section here, or look on Sheldon Brown's site.
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Excellent, Danger Mouse :lol:

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  • jayson
    jayson Posts: 4,606
    I prefer a short cage myself, theres less dangle to get tangled and the shifts are much smoother.

    Aslong as ur not running the extreme crossover gears (and u shouldnt be doing it anyways) you'll not have any probs.
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  • donnie murdo
    donnie murdo Posts: 986
    Well, I think I will go for long cage this time around thanks.

    Northwind:

    It would take a fellow Scotch to spot that :wink:

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