10 speed upgrade...????

beany123

im currently undergoin a rebuild and i need a new rear derailleur so im now thinking shall i go 10 speed??? im looking at sram i think,

I have a brand new m770 xt crank which was purchased as a 9 speed im assuming this will be fine as I cant see why not??

i looking at buying a sram x9 rear mech 10 sp, a 1-10spd sram shifter, 10sp cassette and 10spd chain, surely my current front mech shifter will do exactly the same job and does not need changing???

am i on the right lines guys???

supersonic

All covered in the FAQs.

andyrm

beany123 wrote:

im currently undergoin a rebuild and i need a new rear derailleur so im now thinking shall i go 10 speed??? im looking at sram i think,

I have a brand new m770 xt crank which was purchased as a 9 speed im assuming this will be fine as I cant see why not??

i looking at buying a sram x9 rear mech 10 sp, a 1-10spd sram shifter, 10sp cassette and 10spd chain, surely my current front mech shifter will do exactly the same job and does not need changing???

am i on the right lines guys???

You sure are - no need to change the front setup. You may well get away with losing your big ring dependent on what ratios are on the chainset and how pedally a rider you are - this will give you loads more ground clearance as well.

Hope that helps!

02gf74

not sure why you wnat to but generally 10 speed set up utilise wider range cassetter o nthe back and twin rings instead of 3; unless you want 30 speed ... which is a bit pointless since you will have overalapping gears hence why 2 rings on front,

10 speed chanis are thinner so won't last as long as equivalent 9 speed and are more expensive.

8 spd was fine for me but I changed over my bikes to 9 sp to reduce numnber of different parts needed to keep them running.,