patches Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 You can have my FULL SRAM XX Groupset in exchange for your "holiday"? Well of course if you run that ninny weight weenie stuff it's going to suck. It's designed for district roads and bum-creamers hahaha! ok, but in all honesty, I'm not hugely biased towards either SRAM or Shimano. In fact I think Shimano Saint is the hottest looking groupo around. That being said, my X0 10sp DH cage RD and shifter... they work like a vietnamese kid in a sweatshop! TheV 1
patches Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 Haha, sounds good Guess I'll be sticking to Shimano then. Any wheel sets you guys can recommend? around the R4000 mark? HURRY!!! While the price is this good! http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Kits.aspx?ModelID=85170
Li Mu Bai Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 Haha, sounds good Guess I'll be sticking to Shimano then. Any wheel sets you guys can recommend? around the R4000 mark?Easton Havens 29" came in at R4600 incl Vat and clearance, free shipping from CRC, 4 days. Niiicceee! They even had the 12mm x 142mm rear hub option for my Spark. Next best would be Hope/ZTR crest or Arch (depending on your body weight) from Buycycle at R5700, similar weight (arch) for 29" wheelset.
Tubeless Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) Don't want to hi-jack, but What benefit would a wheelset upgrade benefit a "weekend rider" or rather a casual rider doing it for fun and fitness. (What are we called?) Edited July 20, 2012 by Tubeless
patches Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 Don't want to high-jack, but What benefit would a wheelset upgrade benefit a "weekend rider" or rather a casual rider doing it for fun and fitness. (What are we called?) simple... street cred! That's what it's all about! Read my signature Mr SingleTrack 1
Mr SingleTrack Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 simple... street cred! That's what it's all about! Read my signature guess I am poor
MTBer wannabee Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 buy new wheels, then send me your old ones. I'll even pay for postage.
HDW Posted July 20, 2012 Author Posted July 20, 2012 It all comes down to personal preference borne out of trying each product. There will be those whos opinions on this differ, but here is my experience so far:Road bike: I have moved from Dura Ace 7800 to Sram Red. Immediate differences which i enjoy so far is the definite click (clunk) between each gear shift rather than fishing especially on the front deraileur. The double tap system works very well, pushing 1 lever far for up, or short for down shifting. It certainly isnt a quiet system, so no sneaking past a fellow rider without him knowing i have just shifted down. so far its been very relaible (no schlecking), very smooth, crisp, definite, operation, and setup/maintainence is easy.MTB: Started out with shimano XT and Deore, XT brakes spongy, perhaps hoses not stiff enough. Used Formula Oro brakes for last 3 years - excellent and simple (bleed, maintain, setup) Recently started using Avid Elixir 9R - so far no complaints, also very simple operation.Drivetrain shifted from Shimano to Sram X9 and now using X0. Lightweight, easy to setup and maintain, reliable. Powerlinks in chains are superb (pity 10speed is not reusable) X0 Gripshifts are the business, used the 9sp version for 3 years, and now using the new 10sp Gripshifts. Excellent so far, no knees bumping trigger levers on steep climbs, or double downshifts as wobbly thumb presses on triggers on rocky descents. Being able to dump 9/10 gears in one quick twist or gain them is a great racing advantage, especially on blind corners when faced with a sudden steep climb. Shimano doesnt offer gripshift.Sram 1:1 actuation is great, 1 shift, 1 click, 1 gear, once again no fishing around or half shifts. XO Rear and Front deraileurs setup is very simple.Sram Carbon cranks are light and stiff, pity the GXP BB is specific to Sram/Truvative cranks. Shimano XTR BB is really bombproof and excellent long term value for money.The only things I still use from Shimano are my MTB socks and MTB pedals. @theV - yup, the extreme extra cost that XX comes with certainly doesnt justify it. XO works great, and XT too I suppose, so make your choices and stick with it. Thanks for all that! I guess preference comes with experience? As I said, I've only ever used Shimano, but think I might have a go or two on my friends bike, he recently converted to SRAM. Once again, thanks! I learned a lot.
HDW Posted July 20, 2012 Author Posted July 20, 2012 I think i might add that I'm looking at 26", not 29er?
Keep Pedaling Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 "I think i might add that I'm looking at 26", not 29er" Don't say things like that around here. They will ban your account for trolling.
HDW Posted July 20, 2012 Author Posted July 20, 2012 "I think i might add that I'm looking at 26", not 29er" Don't say things like that around here. They will ban your account for trolling. Haha!!
Keithc Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 Easton Havens 29" came in at R4600 incl Vat and clearance, free shipping from CRC, 4 days. Niiicceee! They even had the 12mm x 142mm rear hub option for my Spark. Next best would be Hope/ZTR crest or Arch (depending on your body weight) from Buycycle at R5700, similar weight (arch) for 29" wheelset. Sorry only saw your post today. Which Havens did you bring in? Carbon? I am also looking for a set with 12mm Rear fit. Thanks Keith
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