Sram Eagle Group Set
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Hi All.
A friend turn up at the house with his new Whyte G160 RS, my first thoughts were bloody hell that's nice and the second was look at the cassette on the rear of that, he told me it was a Sram Eagle 12 speed looking at the biggest cog it looked like you could ride up the side of a house, he wasn't as impressed as much as he thought he would be, he had a Giant Trance before with 2x10 with std front 2 chainrings 24 & 38 and 11 x 42 on the back which shouldn't be as good but he can't see a huge difference, I thought he was joking when he said the cassette was £300 so I had a look on the net and I can't get over the price of the SRAM Eagle stuff around £1000 - £1200 for a group set and a 1x11 Shimano group set is around £300 but you are supposed to save around 250 grams on the Eagle :shock:
Is The Sram Eagle worth the money, personally I would be gutted having to replace any of it when you could get a Shimno complete set up for the price of one of the Sram components.
A friend turn up at the house with his new Whyte G160 RS, my first thoughts were bloody hell that's nice and the second was look at the cassette on the rear of that, he told me it was a Sram Eagle 12 speed looking at the biggest cog it looked like you could ride up the side of a house, he wasn't as impressed as much as he thought he would be, he had a Giant Trance before with 2x10 with std front 2 chainrings 24 & 38 and 11 x 42 on the back which shouldn't be as good but he can't see a huge difference, I thought he was joking when he said the cassette was £300 so I had a look on the net and I can't get over the price of the SRAM Eagle stuff around £1000 - £1200 for a group set and a 1x11 Shimano group set is around £300 but you are supposed to save around 250 grams on the Eagle :shock:
Is The Sram Eagle worth the money, personally I would be gutted having to replace any of it when you could get a Shimno complete set up for the price of one of the Sram components.
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My riding isn't, and never will be, good enough to justify that sort of spend.
I'm running 1x10 and a quick tot up suggests my groupset cost me less than £130 (XT cranks, Gamut ring, Tiagra shifter and XTR rear mech, Sunrace cassette and Miche chain) for what is a decently light setup, probably lighter than (but without the gear range of) the Eagle. All except the cranks and ring and rear mech were new.
I still think there is merit in going for a lightweight and relatively inexpensive 2x9 system on some bikes.
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It means I can now easily run a 36 up front and the range is great now. Before on 10-42 I was on a 32/34 up front.
It would be an interesting test to see how buyers would react if a bike was offered with two options - the 1*12 or 2*9 at a price difference less than the £300.
jeez :roll:
For those who bought it sure it is worth it.
For £1,000 I wouldn't invest in it compared to a DI2 Road which I have two.
If it comes with a bike with heavy discount sure of course.
And what's the advantage of that set-up? If you put a bigger cog on the back but then add more teeth at the front, doesn't it just even itself out? But I'm guessing not, so what does that set-up get you?
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How come it doesn't just cancel itself out, given that you gain some at one end and lose some at the other?
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Because it has a wider range on the rear casette.
Most 1x needs smaller front ring to keep the low climbing gear, Eagle has wide range so can go larger on the front to get your high gear back. Basically what he just said!
The Eagle 12 speed cassette at around £250 would have to last about four years, I don't think so.
I have a 1 x 11 speed on my cyclocross which for 10-42 costs £75, but that doesn't get the abuse that the MTB does.
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