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  • Xt cassette & xt chain vs. sram pg990 cassette & pc991 chain
  • oscillatewildly
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    which would you go for?

    any reason not to use either??

    any longevity issues with either, or if not which will last longer mtb'ing

    neninja
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    XT cassette everytime – well made and light

    Neither chain – KMC X9L Gold for me

    clubber
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    Whichever is cheaper. They all work well.

    oscillatewildly
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    pretty much same price – sram set is 7 quid dearer

    i thought sram stuff was better for the mud and mtb'ing in general?

    PeterPoddy
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    My opinion* is that Shimano cassettes last a bit longer than Sram, and shift a tad better, but there's not much in it

    *sorry if it differs from yours! 😉

    Three_Fish
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    XT cassette and KMC X9.93 or XTR/DuraAce is the most durable set-up I've used. SRAM 971 and 991 chains were awful, as were the 971 cassettes, although that was a few years ago and SRAM have reportedly reverted to the original Sachs 'recipe' on the chains.

    steve_b77
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    Another vote for XT cassette and a KMC X9 chain, they rock and last ages

    Surf-Mat
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    On my third cassette – two 970s, now on 990 – it certainly looks nice. Used 971 and 991 chains and I rate them.

    cynic-al
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    HG-50 8 speed and cheap shimano chain outlasts them all and makes you 0.01% slower!

    poppa
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    Buy the cheapest. XT is slightly lighter. If they were the same price I would go XT, but personally speaking my next cassette will be SRAM-980 as it weighs the same as 990 but is a lot cheaper.

    TeaBoyPaul
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    XT cassette with SRAM 991 chain here.. Used this combo for a good while and am happy with the results. Never tried a KMC chain but might give one a go next time round.

    VanHalen
    Full Member

    shimano cassette. sram chain. just for the chain clippy linky thing easiness.

    Three_Fish
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    shimano cassette. sram chain. just for the chain clippy linky thing easiness.

    You can use a 9spd Powerlink on 9spd Shimano or KMC chains. The KMC chains come with their own version (Missing Link) which will also work with Shimano and SRAM chains.

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