Can I use a Saint derailleur? XT's keen breaking!

plumby
plumby Posts: 38
edited February 2010 in MTB general
Hello!

Im fed up with bending XT derailleur's (average about 5 a year). Can i use a Saint one instead or do i need to get a special hub\axle? I've got a 08 Marin with a standard hanger setup at the moment.

Thanks

Tim

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  • Beardface
    Beardface Posts: 5,495
    5 a year?! Wow, I've never broken an XT mech.. maybe I ride like a pu$$y.. :lol:

    Saint will be fine though mate, should fit straight on.
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  • bomberesque
    bomberesque Posts: 1,701
    Hmm, you'll know soon enough but if you find you're bending Saints aswell then how about just fitting deore? Damn site cheaper than a Saint or an XT and iirc lighter than a saint.

    how have you not killed your frame?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    the new saints are normal fitting.

    but i would be looking at what is causing the problem.

    as it must be costing a lot in mechs and mech hangers.

    what Marin is it?
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  • plumby
    plumby Posts: 38
    Its a Wolf Ridge. i do tend to ride more freeride than xc and do a lot of jumping etc (www.thewayoutwest.co.uk). its mostly slipping off sleepers etc that do the damage. once the XTs get hit once they're never the same again, just need something a little tougher.
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    plumby wrote:
    Its a Wolf Ridge. i do tend to ride more freeride than xc and do a lot of jumping etc (www.thewayoutwest.co.uk). its mostly slipping off sleepers etc that do the damage. once the XTs get hit once they're never the same again, just need something a little tougher.

    slipping off a skinny....

    you are gonna trash a saint the same way.
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  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    I'd suggest a hub gear, anything else you'll destroy.
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  • albo
    albo Posts: 260
    ride_whenever wrote:
    I'd suggest a hub gear, anything else you'll destroy.

    hahaha, sorry but that's classic! :lol:
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    what?

    a rohloff is a sensible and not in any way spendy solution to constantly breaking mechs. :lol:

    I wasn't suggesting a sturmey 3 speed fixed gear hub or anything :wink:
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  • jairaj
    jairaj Posts: 3,009
    or single sprocket at the back?
  • plumby
    plumby Posts: 38
    Yeah, what the hell! I want a new mech not a lifetime of debt! This is credit crunch britain!
  • pastey_boy
    pastey_boy Posts: 2,083
    find one of them old steel mech protectors ,all the rage in the late 80,s early 90,s. crude but should work.
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  • albo
    albo Posts: 260
    ride_whenever wrote:
    what?

    a rohloff is a sensible and not in any way spendy solution to constantly breaking mechs. :lol:

    I wasn't suggesting a sturmey 3 speed fixed gear hub or anything :wink:

    lol, I know mate, but whenever people say hub gears I immediately see an 80 yr old man 'sending it' off a 'sick' stepdown.....

    But seriously, it seems like you need to just buy a deore and, over time, improve your handling. :)
  • pastey_boy
    pastey_boy Posts: 2,083
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  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    I think those mech protectors will make thigns worse, perhaps a breakaway bolt, so the mech escapes rather than taking the hit? You'd need to carry needle nose pliers and a spare with you though.

    You using shadow or regular mechs?
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  • P-Jay
    P-Jay Posts: 1,478
    As above, at that level of attrition I'd buy whatever's going cheap on CRC/Wiggle/Merlin.

    The new Deore stuff is great anyway.

    I learnt that the hard way, 4x X9 Supershort mech's in a week at €110 a pop. In the end I just said sod it and bought a 'cheap' X5 and lengthened the chain - bloody thing has lasted 18 months so far!
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  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    OR.... stop slipping off the skinnys :roll:
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Just by some acera mechs. They are tough!
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  • JamesBrckmn
    JamesBrckmn Posts: 1,360
    or... buy some grippier tyres, so you don't slip off the skinnies! Or get an x5 if your determined to keep breaking things, they are actually pretty good.
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Saint will only work with a double or single chainring so ya know :)

    oh and the m810 is standard. the m800 is 10mm bolt thru fiting.
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Ah, check out the mech protector, I had one of those when I was 12 :lol: It did exactly what it was supposed to do, protected the mech and bent the frame.

    How about you try only falling off on the other side? :lol:
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