I have a 2005 Trek 4300 with disc brakes, I have just over 1100 miles on it and next year I'm taking it out to Utah and Colorado to ride. I want to upgrade to a 9 speed cassette and components of high standards. The stock components are fine for Michigan but are sluggish at times and I don't want to have to put up with it out there. I'm thinking of going with Sram XO or X9 or Shimano XTR, what are the positives and negatives of the two groups?
I also was wondering if I should get new hydraulic brakes or stick with the manual brakes? I haven't had any problems with the brakes. I have been towing a 100 pounds of kids in the trailer when I take the kids on a ride, but I've only gone down one steep long grade with bike and that was on pavement and it did fine.
If you've got the dough, Sram's new X.0 triggers look HOT. You'll find more precise shifting than with any shimano system. X.9 is a good median. You get the performance, but at a slight weight penalty. What goes it the weight saved by XT and XTR if you can't shift, get frequent ghost shifts, and have all manner of problems? My new ride is all SRAM/ Avid. No more ShimaNO.
Thanks, I've been leaning towards trying the sram components.
I read every now and then that Shimano doesn't shift well, I have recently bought an LX group (execept for the rear Deore Deraileur that I had) and it works perfectly. The only time I get sluggish performance is when the cables are stuck with mud but that would happen with either brand I suppose.
I read every now and then that Shimano doesn't shift well, I have recently bought an LX group (execept for the rear Deore Deraileur that I had) and it works perfectly. The only time I get sluggish performance is when the cables are stuck with mud but that would happen with either brand I suppose.
buy some nokon housing 😄 gearing like XTR and esp. X.0 shifts better under those muddy conditions because they have heavier springs and especially if you have the XTR cable set or something better like nokons. X.0 works better though, i'd say mainly because of the 1:1 thing
buy some nokon housing 😄 gearing like XTR and esp. X.0 shifts better under those muddy conditions because they have heavier springs and especially if you have the XTR cable set or something better like nokons. X.0 works better though, i'd say mainly because of the 1:1 thing
What is 1:1 thing? Sorry for the ignorance but what is Nokon housing? 😕
What is 1:1 thing? Sorry for the ignorance but what is Nokon housing? 😕
heh ahh nokon - http://www.nokonusa.com/ its like braided aluminium flexable outer casing instead of the steel shimano stuff so its lighter and it lasts forever too (well... not forever) - anyone know where i can get a set of red nokon gear cable that will ship internationally ?
and SRAM uses a 1:1 system where every 1mm of cable the shifter pulls the derallieur moves 1mm and shimano is 2:1. so once theyre in bad shifting conditions like mud/whatevr or if you bend the derallieur slightly SRAM will shift better because theres a bigger range of cable tension where it will still shift into the gears
What is 1:1 thing? Sorry for the ignorance but what is Nokon housing? 😕
heh ahh nokon - http://www.nokonusa.com/ its like braided aluminium flexable outer casing instead of the steel shimano stuff so its lighter and it lasts forever too (well... not forever) - anyone know where i can get a set of red nokon gear cable that will ship internationally ?
and SRAM uses a 1:1 system where every 1mm of cable the shifter pulls the derallieur moves 1mm and shimano is 2:1. so once theyre in bad shifting conditions like mud/whatevr or if you bend the derallieur slightly SRAM will shift better because theres a bigger range of cable tension where it will still shift into the gears
