Effect of changing rear mech?
Effect of changing rear mech?
I'm currently running a Sora 9-speed long cage rear mech, and have the opportunity to replace it (free) with a Deore XT. Is it worth the trouble? Will I experience any improvement in shifting? Or, ain't broke, don't fix it?
Re: Effect of changing rear mech?
10 speed MTB is a different cable pull
9 speed MTB is the same as 9 speed road
9 speed MTB is the same as 9 speed road
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Re: Effect of changing rear mech?
As long as they are both 9 speed, I’d replace with the XT - will be able to fit a 36 rear cassette with that (if you want).
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Re: Effect of changing rear mech?
I'd say it depends on which cassette you'd like to (be able to) run - if it's below ~30t I wouldn't bother changing as the road mech will follow that spread more closely, but if you'd prefer a wider range then the XT will cope better with that.
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Re: Effect of changing rear mech?
I agree with elPedro on this one.
If there’s a 9 speed XT going spare you should snap it up though. Have you seen how much they sell for on eBay?!
If there’s a 9 speed XT going spare you should snap it up though. Have you seen how much they sell for on eBay?!
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Yes, because they’re no longer made, the prices are crazy!
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Re: Effect of changing rear mech?
I imagine there are a lot of people (myself included) running 9sp XT rear mechs on otherwise 10sp road set-ups, to give that larger cassette option; especially given the current popularity of 1-by.
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Re: Effect of changing rear mech?
If it's in good condition definitely go xt. Sora is pretty decent these days but xt is better made, lighter and with better materials and pivots. It will probably shift a bit nicer and given the same use will take longer to develop slop or stiffness in the pivots/pulleys. Plus you can run bigger cassettes. Plus it says XT on it.