Cassette Wear

[Ming the Merciless]

You're lucky at £38.99. To replace my cassette is the wrong side of £100.

Does it come with a free bike?

 

[chris-suffolk]

Does it come with a free bike?

I wish!

 

[Juan Kog]

You're lucky at £38.99. To replace my cassette is the wrong side of £100.

Does it come with a free bike?

There are times I’m glad I’m still on 9 speed .

 

[chris-suffolk]

There are times I’m glad I’m still on 9 speed .

That IS 9-speed

 

[Ajax Bay]

Why are you paying £100+ for a 9sp cassette? What is it made of?

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

There are times I’m glad I’m still on 9 speed .

I'm even more glad I refuse to "upgrade" from 6/7 speed. I can get away with mixing & matching part worn freewheels and chains from scrappers out of skips and my stuff just keeps going and going. Same goes with chainrings. I can't remember the last time I had to actually purchase a new transmission part.

 

[I like Skol]

I'm even more glad I refuse to "upgrade" from 6/7 speed. I can get away with mixing & matching part worn freewheels and chains from scrappers out of skips and my stuff just keeps going and going. Same goes with chainrings. I can't remember the last time I had to actually purchase a new transmission part.

Well done you.

How does your wireless sound these days?

Hope that cordless drill is still giving good service?

 

[sheddy]

Where does one buy a Shimano 7 speed chain mail order ? (not Amazon)

Presumably chain comes complete with the snap off pin ?

I’ve always done this by LBS but now nowt locally.

 

[fossyant]

I bought it on Amazon - from Amazon itself. Packaging looked genuine.

Oof, Amazon is full of dodgy kit.

 

[Roseland triker]

I use halfrauds for some bits like chain etc. Usually reasonable price rates

 

[vickster]

Where does one buy a Shimano 7 speed chain mail order ? (not Amazon)

Presumably chain comes complete with the snap off pin ?

I’ve always done this by LBS but now nowt locally.

Any number of bike shops with an online presence
eg Shimano https://www.rutlandcycling.com/part...no-hg40-5-6-7-8spd-116l-chain/CNHG40116Q.html
or SRAM with power link https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/sram-pc830-7-8-speed-bike-chain/rp-prod26313

 

[Alex321]

You're lucky at £38.99. To replace my cassette is the wrong side of £100.

Good grief!

And I saw later in the thread you say it is 9 speed. What brand & range is it? that seems ridiculous. My 11 speed 105 cassette (11-32) would be between £50 & £60 depending on where I go for it.

 

[chris-suffolk]

Good grief!

And I saw later in the thread you say it is 9 speed. What brand & range is it? that seems ridiculous. My 11 speed 105 cassette (11-32) would be between £50 & £60 depending on where I go for it.

I didn't pay £100 for it (less than half that, and it was new), and when it needs replacing I'll go with something cheaper, but the RRP is about £100 - it's a SRAM PG-990 11-34

 

[Juan Kog]

Where does one buy a Shimano 7 speed chain mail order ? (not Amazon)

Presumably chain comes complete with the snap off pin ?

I’ve always done this by LBS but now nowt locally.

Any number of bike shops with an online presence
eg Shimano https://www.rutlandcycling.com/part...no-hg40-5-6-7-8spd-116l-chain/CNHG40116Q.html
or SRAM with power link https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/sram-pc830-7-8-speed-bike-chain/rp-prod26313

I never use Shimano chains . I agree with vickster , a sram 830 chain with quick link will work fine on shimano 7 speed . I‘m using one at the moment and it runs smoothly and indexes perfectly.

 

[chris-suffolk]

Currently using SRAM 991 chain, because I got it cheap. Previous one lasted a lot longer than my normal KMC chains, which in turn last longer than Shimano