Upgrades....

pmillard

Hi there,

I'm new to mountain bike maintenance and have got a couple, of questions.

I'm looking to upgrade the group set of my mountain bike but wanted to do it in stages.

do I have to do it all at once or can I do it in stages?

If it's ok to do it in stages which parts do I need to do together?

Thanks for your help.

Pete.

cooldad

As long as the speeds match up it doesn't matter.

Antm81

Rear mech and rear shifter need to be from the same manufacturer too.

nicklouse

It is best to do connected parts at the same time changing cables all the time can be a pain.

If changing the number of gears some parts have to be changed at the sand time with some makes, but not with others some parts are usable over a range of different speed sets.

So to sum up. Yes no maybe. It all depends on what you have now and what you want to have.

pmillard

AH ok, so for example if I was looking to go from 8 speed to 9 speed shim and setup it would be best to do the rear mech, cassette, cable and shifter at the same time?

And then could do the crank, front mech and shifter at another time?

Is there any restriction on the hub or frame as to how gears you can go up by on the rear cassette?

Thanks for your help guys!

The Rookie

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19624775#p19624775]Antm81[/url] wrote:

Rear mech and rear shifter need to be from the same manufacturer too.

No they don't, they have to be compatible, but they don't have to be from the same manufacturer at all.

I prefer a SRAM shifter (rocket) to Shimano although I'm currently running an ST shifter which is different again.

Antm81

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19624907#p19624907]The Rookie[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19624775#p19624775]Antm81[/url] wrote:

Rear mech and rear shifter need to be from the same manufacturer too.

No they don't, they have to be compatible, but they don't have to be from the same manufacturer at all.

I prefer a SRAM shifter (rocket) to Shimano although I'm currently running an ST shifter which is different again.

That I know but the simplest way of ensuring they are compatible is to use the same manufacturer.

nicklouse

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19624914#p19624914]Antm81[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19624907#p19624907]The Rookie[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19624775#p19624775]Antm81[/url] wrote:

Rear mech and rear shifter need to be from the same manufacturer too.

No they don't, they have to be compatible, but they don't have to be from the same manufacturer at all.

I prefer a SRAM shifter (rocket) to Shimano although I'm currently running an ST shifter which is different again.

That I know but the simplest way of ensuring they are compatible is to use the same manufacturer.

No total crap.

Get your facts right.

nicklouse

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19624860#p19624860]pmillard[/url] wrote:

AH ok, so for example if I was looking to go from 8 speed to 9 speed shim and setup it would be best to do the rear mech, cassette, cable and shifter at the same time?

And then could do the crank, front mech and shifter at another time?

Is there any restriction on the hub or frame as to how gears you can go up by on the rear cassette?

Thanks for your help guys!

To do that all you need to change is the cassette the chain and the rear shifter. (Come with cable inner)The rest can still be used.