chain wheels should I replace like for like
twedspeed
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Hi , my drive train is on its way out , thanks I,m glad to say to prolonged and very enjoyable use 
I desperatly need to replace my cassette/ chain / big ring & middlering.
I presently run an SHIMANO M760 X.T. Hollowtech ll crank with X.T. cassette and have heard that currently SHIMANO prices are through the roof due to the dollar pound thing ?
My question for "you orrible lot" is ............
is there an alternative to the SHIMANO X.T. stuff , that will be cheeper but as good as the shimano I.E. will fit O/K - work correctly , weigh the same or less ???
I probably know the answer already - but just thought I,d ask .
A guy in the bike shop said an SRAM P.G. 990 casette would be as good as the X.T. but slightly cheeper and sexy red too :shock: :P
as far as the X.T. chainrings go wots my alternatives ,a quick google of X.T. prices throws up £60.00 big-un £35 middle.
Any thoughts ????????????
Please note I replaced my granny already ( x2 )
and I deffo dont want to make my bike heavier .
actually £50 casette
£35 middle
£ 60 big - un
£ 20 chain
= 165 TOTAL I suppose £165 quid is acceptable for another year or two of abuse.
I desperatly need to replace my cassette/ chain / big ring & middlering.
I presently run an SHIMANO M760 X.T. Hollowtech ll crank with X.T. cassette and have heard that currently SHIMANO prices are through the roof due to the dollar pound thing ?
My question for "you orrible lot" is ............
is there an alternative to the SHIMANO X.T. stuff , that will be cheeper but as good as the shimano I.E. will fit O/K - work correctly , weigh the same or less ???
I probably know the answer already - but just thought I,d ask .
A guy in the bike shop said an SRAM P.G. 990 casette would be as good as the X.T. but slightly cheeper and sexy red too :shock: :P
as far as the X.T. chainrings go wots my alternatives ,a quick google of X.T. prices throws up £60.00 big-un £35 middle.
Any thoughts ????????????
Please note I replaced my granny already ( x2 )
and I deffo dont want to make my bike heavier .
actually £50 casette
£35 middle
£ 60 big - un
£ 20 chain
= 165 TOTAL I suppose £165 quid is acceptable for another year or two of abuse.
WHYTE LIGHTNING - CARBON S/L - NOMAD anyone see a patern emerging ????????
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Try a Deore chainset - 50 quid in places. Take all the rings off, transplant them, and have a spare BB too! Only difference is the middle ring is steel rather than alu.0
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supersonic wrote:Try a Deore chainset - 50 quid in places. Take all the rings off, transplant them, and have a spare BB too! Only difference is the middle ring is steel rather than alu.
mmm thanx I,ll consider it , but any weight for weight info on the steel v alu ring thing ???????WHYTE LIGHTNING - CARBON S/L - NOMAD anyone see a patern emerging ????????0 -
The weight is slightly more but to be honest you won't notice it. I've just replaced the middle ring on one of my cranks with a deore one as I was sick of them wearing out so quickly. The steel one should last longer.0
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Yours are 20g, 43g and 81g.
Deore are about 35g, 75g and 80g (taken from anolder set)
The inner is steel too.
Even then the whole deore set with arms and BB is cheaper than an XT outer, and the outer ring even lighter!0 -
The new Deore Chainset looks quite tasty and a bit lighter. Hopefully shopping around and the price may be a bit lower for it as well.
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/first-look-shimano-deore-2010-220260 -
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The sram casstte is heaver than the xt by 50 grams0
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supersonic wrote:
That's crazy. I've never understood how quite often you can buy a whole new crank and bottom bracket cheaper than a new set of chainrings.0 -
Spares are always good to have around so would go with Supersonic and buy a new crank
I've had the Sram 990 cassette on my bike for bout 18 months now and despite the best (ab)use I've thrown at it it is holding up fine. The red looks nice from new and has stayed that way too.0
