Trek Remedy 7 650b upgrades?

Vab
Vab Posts: 4
edited July 2014 in MTB buying advice
hello there.

I am new to mountain biking. I just bought a Trek Remedy 7 a couple of weeks ago. This is my first mountain bike. And I am a complete beginner on Mtb.
I am clueless to the upgrades i put on the bike. I traded in my stock crankset, brakes, shifters, and FD to:

FD - Shimano deore XT
Crankset - Shimano SLX Hallowtech 2 3x10
Brakes - SLX
Shifters - SLX

I am still using my stock chain and cassette. Do I have to replace them as well or is it ok to just use them?
what will be the disadvantage of using the Remedy's stock chain on a Shimano SLX crankset?

Please help.. I'm a complete idiot to mountain bikes but i want to learn this sport.

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  • coblck
    coblck Posts: 217
    Stock kit is fine just use them till they wear out then upgrade would be my advice.
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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Upgrade parts when they wear or you feel you need a performance improvement otherwise you're just throwing money away.
    Upgrading the front derailleur for example is a complete waste of money.
    One chain is the same as another. You don't need to match a SLX chain to SLX cranks. Change it when it's worn.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    So you replaced new, good stuff, with new, good stuff?

    What is the stock chain and cassette?

    AFAIK, the crankset you replaced with SLX, was SLX to start with.

    And Deore brakes are excellent. Or in this case, were.
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  • Vab
    Vab Posts: 4
    Thanks a lot for the advice. Very much appreciated. :D
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    The only difference between SLX and Deore brakes is the tool free reach adjustment. Seems a pointless upgrade.
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  • Vab
    Vab Posts: 4
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    The only difference between SLX and Deore brakes is the tool free reach adjustment. Seems a pointless upgrade.

    aaawww... now i'm realizing i wasted some money... :(
  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    Vab wrote:
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    The only difference between SLX and Deore brakes is the tool free reach adjustment. Seems a pointless upgrade.

    aaawww... now i'm realizing i wasted some money... :(

    haha..yep. Was it a new bike? if so, what/who gave you the idea that you needed to change everything?
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