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Deore shifters for my new bike
I just bought a Mongoose Tech-4 (I know) and really like the bike with
the exception of the shifter setup. It has the S-RAM grip shifters and are really annoying. The system is much better and smoother than the setup on my Nishiki, but are too easy to accidentally change when off-roading. I want to upgrade to the Deore Rapid-fire setup, but not sure what to get. It seems most everything out there is for 9x3 setups. I have 8x3 gearing with a front disc and rear V-brake. What is the difference between a brake lever for V-brake and one with disc? It is a cable-actuated caliper, so I don't understand what the difference is other than maybe the leverage. I have found a few setups on Ebay, but they seem to be for all V-brake or all disc setups. Could someone point me in the right direction or to a specific model? Thanks, Dave -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt |
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Marc wrote: the shifters. not all sram derailleurs are compatible with shimano shifters (most aren't). the sram standard pulls a different amount of cable with each 'click'. sram also makes some trigger style shifters. so, be careful what you try to swap. how long is the grip-shift grip? if it's the long style, comparable to a handlebar grip in length, then you can cut it down so that less of your hand is resting on the grip. if it's the short style, maybe you can get used to resting your hand on the grip instead of the shifter. i don't know if the disc cables pull a different amount of cable or not, but it's something you really would want to know. marc Well, I did some more research. One, I kept thinking my derailleur is a Shimano. But, the entire setup is all SRAM 4.0. So, that makes things a little more difficult, unless I stay with SRAM. Maybe not a bad option? Two, the entire Deore line is for 9 speed rears (ok, so I'm new to this). The Alivio is one step below the Deore standard. Maybe only because it is for 8 speed and not so much in quality? So, chances are I'm going to need the derailleur as well. No biggie, unless I'm going to need the cassette too. In which case, it seems I should have gotten a different bike. It can be fun building them, but right now I just want to ride the damn thing, not work on it all of the time. Speaking of which, I could have gotten a Diamondback model with all of the features I wanted including the Deore setup. I just didn't want to spend the $439 even though it was on sale. I'm seeing now it would have been worth it. But, would it have been a better purchase? It seemed like a pretty nice bike. Thanks, Dave -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt |
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get the equivilant sram rapid fire 8 speed shifters which should be
compatiable with your current system, much nicer than shimano, and considerably cheaper than going the other route. you are looking at like ($50). or upgrade to 9 speed sram x.7 keep same der http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...eid=&pagename= $40, $30 cassette, $15 chain looking at like 85$ david wrote in message oups.com... Marc wrote: the shifters. not all sram derailleurs are compatible with shimano shifters (most aren't). the sram standard pulls a different amount of cable with each 'click'. sram also makes some trigger style shifters. so, be careful what you try to swap. how long is the grip-shift grip? if it's the long style, comparable to a handlebar grip in length, then you can cut it down so that less of your hand is resting on the grip. if it's the short style, maybe you can get used to resting your hand on the grip instead of the shifter. i don't know if the disc cables pull a different amount of cable or not, but it's something you really would want to know. marc Well, I did some more research. One, I kept thinking my derailleur is a Shimano. But, the entire setup is all SRAM 4.0. So, that makes things a little more difficult, unless I stay with SRAM. Maybe not a bad option? Two, the entire Deore line is for 9 speed rears (ok, so I'm new to this). The Alivio is one step below the Deore standard. Maybe only because it is for 8 speed and not so much in quality? So, chances are I'm going to need the derailleur as well. No biggie, unless I'm going to need the cassette too. In which case, it seems I should have gotten a different bike. It can be fun building them, but right now I just want to ride the damn thing, not work on it all of the time. Speaking of which, I could have gotten a Diamondback model with all of the features I wanted including the Deore setup. I just didn't want to spend the $439 even though it was on sale. I'm seeing now it would have been worth it. But, would it have been a better purchase? It seemed like a pretty nice bike. Thanks, Dave -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt |
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