New Cassette 10 Speed

[Black_Knight]

HI Guys,

 

So time to replace my cassette in earlier posts i i had mentioned damage down to my 10tha and 9th gear after a damaged freebody created a lot of chain jumps resulting in damaged teeth and a now permanently jumpy 10 and 9th gear.

 

So i got some advice from an unnamed bike shop and though I would see what you guys had to say on it,

 

I thrash my MTB hard and put a lot of pressure down on the crank (103kgs) lol, so i was advise to go with the heavier cassette like a Deore or SLX instead of the XT range as they just get lighter and for what im doing im not stressed on weight i just want apart that will take its beatings day in and day out.

 

So any advice on a chain and Cassette currently im looking at Deore or SLX cassette and chain.

 

 

Cheers

[fanievb]

SLX 

[Mojoman]

I just use the Deore ones (or whatever one I can find online/LBS at a good price). I personally use SRAM chains, again whichever one is the cheapest 1031/1051.

[JXV]

The Deore and SLX work the same but heavier and possibly more robust.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Deore is stamped steel and bulletproof. Slx has aluminium bits on it and is slightly less durable, and more expensive.

 

Having said that, the deore is made up of individual rings pinned together, so if your freehub body is soft then it has more potential of biting into it than the slx one would as it has the biggest rings on a single spider.

 

6 for one and half a dozen for the other.

[Black_Knight]

Okay so now the newbie part of me surfaces,

 

these are my options for the SLX

Shimano SLX Cassette (CS-HG81) 11-32 Shimano SLX Cassette (CS-HG81) 11-34 Shimano SLX Cassette (CS-HG81) 11-36

I have no idea which one to use, when I look at my current cassette, CS-HG26-10 T11

 

any advice ?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Go for the 11-36. Widest range for future applications. 

[Black_Knight]

Go for the 11-36. Widest range for future applications. 

Thanks but what does 11-36,34 and 32 mean im lost

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Thanks but what does 11-36,34 and 32 mean im lost

Okay - 11 is the smallest cog, so 11 teeth. That's the smallest they go without going for SRAM's new XX1 / X1 / X01 groupset, which has a smallest cog size of 10 teeth.

 

the 32 / 34 / 36 relates to the largest cog size. So, the larger the largest cog size, the bigger the spread in ratios, and the easier your granny gear is. 

 

The reason I say go for the 36 is that it provides you with the largest spread of gears at the back. 

[canfan]

Thanks but what does 11-36,34 and 32 mean im lost

11 = Smallest cog on the cassette.

36 = Largest. They come is different ranges. Small to big. The smaller the little cog the faster you can go. The bigger the large cog, the easier you can pedal uphill.

[Black_Knight]

11 = Smallest cog on the cassette.

36 = Largest. They come is different ranges. Small to big. The smaller the little cog the faster you can go. The bigger the large cog, the easier you can pedal uphill.

 

 

Okay - 11 is the smallest cog, so 11 teeth. That's the smallest they go without going for SRAM's new XX1 / X1 / X01 groupset, which has a smallest cog size of 10 teeth.

 

the 32 / 34 / 36 relates to the largest cog size. So, the larger the largest cog size, the bigger the spread in ratios, and the easier your granny gear is. 

 

The reason I say go for the 36 is that it provides you with the largest spread of gears at the back. 

Ahhh Sweet thanks so much guys now i get it sorry for the really doff moment there.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

pleasure

[canfan]

Ahhh Sweet thanks so much guys now i get it sorry for the really doff moment there.

No Problem