Gears. Will these components work well together?

stannie

I have got a new bike and need to change the gearing ( I am unfit and there are lots of hills near here!)
I have 11 speed Dura Ace at the moment and don't want to downgrade too much if I can help it, but Shimano don't do Dura Ace 11-32 cassettes.
I need an11-32 cassette but am confused as to what works well together.
Will a SRAM PC1170 cassette work ok with a medium cage Ultegra 6800 rear mech and an Ultegra or SRAM PC1170 chain?
Or would I be better sticking with Ultegra cassette and Dura Ace chain?

arlowood

singletrackanne wrote:

I have got a new bike and need to change the gearing ( I am unfit and there are lots of hills near here!)
I have 11 speed Dura Ace at the moment and don't want to downgrade too much if I can help it, but Shimano don't do Dura Ace 11-32 cassettes.
I need an11-32 cassette but am confused as to what works well together.
Will a SRAM PC1170 cassette work ok with a medium cage Ultegra 6800 rear mech and an Ultegra or SRAM PC1170 chain?
Or would I be better sticking with Ultegra cassette and Dura Ace chain?

Effectively - Yes to any of your options. SRAM cassettes and chains are cross compatible with Shimano

But unless money is not a concern I'd opt for a 105 5800 11-32 cassette - they're half the price and will do the job with only a slight weight penalty. I'd also go for the 105 5800 medium cage derailleur - again almost half the price of an Ultegra.

Get a KMC 11 speed chain also. Extremely versatile and cheaper again than the SRAM or Dura Ace offerings

964cup

Why would you get a SRAM Force-level cassette instead of Ultegra? The DA equivalent is the XG1190, which is available in 11-30 and 11-32, but is quite dear (ISTR £155 was the cheapest I've seen it recently). Either way, you'll need a GS rear mech, so you'll be compromising away from DA anyway. I'd just go Ultegra for both mech and cassette.

SME

I had a bike which came with an 8 speed SRAM 12-26 as stock. I changed this for a Shimano 8 speed 11-30, and didn't have to change the rear mech (Claris) - I checked and it was rated up to 32 teeth anyway.

Much is said about SRAM and Shimano being interchangeable. I think I'd go with Arlowood's suggestion and try the 105 cassette too. If your DuraAce goes up to 28 then you may not need to get a larger rear mech - the one fitted may cope with a 32... try it and see. Check that the rear mech isn't 'folding back' on itself on the 11 tooth or overstretched on the 32!

852Kompol

Half the frames out there can run a 11-32 with a short cage...(not all, i repeat, NOT ALL). I would have a go with a new Cassette(Red XG1190) and chain first(KMC DLC SL11 if you're the posh person, otherwise a Dura-ace is fine), if it won't go down to it, then get a Ultegra Medium cage...

StillGoing

964Cup wrote:

Why would you get a SRAM Force-level cassette instead of Ultegra? The DA equivalent is the XG1190, which is available in 11-30 and 11-32, but is quite dear (ISTR £155 was the cheapest I've seen it recently). Either way, you'll need a GS rear mech, so you'll be compromising away from DA anyway. I'd just go Ultegra for both mech and cassette.

Surely you answered your own question there?

stannie

Thanks everyone.
I think I will get the Ultegra parts as I think they look better than 105, and only use the new rear mech if it is needed.

964cup

philthy3 wrote:

964Cup wrote:

Why would you get a SRAM Force-level cassette instead of Ultegra? The DA equivalent is the XG1190, which is available in 11-30 and 11-32, but is quite dear (ISTR £155 was the cheapest I've seen it recently). Either way, you'll need a GS rear mech, so you'll be compromising away from DA anyway. I'd just go Ultegra for both mech and cassette.

Surely you answered your own question there?

Not really, no. The OP was talking about buying a SRAM PG1170 (Force) cassette for a Dura-Ace drivetrain. Why buy SRAM? Ultegra offers an 11-32, at much the same weight and quality as the PG-series, but cheaper. I could understand buying XG1190 on weight grounds if money was no object, since there's nothing bigger than a 28 in Dura-Ace.