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It isn't possible to get replacement cogs is it?
It's just that as usual only one is worn.


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:15 am
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I think Madison do Shimano ones, try Mercian for Campag?


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:17 am
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you would have to grind them to split them down......worth the hassle?


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:17 am
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You can get Sram 970's for under 20 quid hardly seems worth the effort of trying to bodge.


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:19 am
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find someone else who wears the 'opposite' sprockets down, and swap the good ones?


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:22 am
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I'll enquire further. Ton its one of the individual cogs that always goes. I know you can buy those niminaiya? ones if you have a spare million.


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:28 am
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Oldgit - problem with splitting cassette's will be where ont he freehub body due to narrow rings digging in - might end up beign a false economy.

If it's always the same cog (and only that one) then maybe you should be running a singlespeed 😉


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:31 am
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I think ten years of singlespeeding is wot did it, like a lot of singlespeeders I lost my index finger through lack of use.
The first five cogs on XTs are all separate, so one off and one on?


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:39 am
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I gues sif it's one of the 'loose' ones and you replace like for like (assumign you can get hold of one) then you'll be ok.

Maybe worth lookign at a bigger chainring up front so you use a bigger cog at the back and spread the wear over more teeth?


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:41 am
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What size are you after. Got a 14 lying around after turning an Ultegra 12-27 into an 11-27.


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:43 am
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rose in Germany do lots of individual shimano cog as do highpath engineering. If you have an xt cassette or a SRAM 9something or other with the built in aluminium carrier this will not be possible obviously.


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:46 am
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I was going to point out that Shimano do spare a 17/20T pair of sprockets for the XTR M970 cassette from their Yumeya (XTR pimping) range for [i]only[/i] £119, but it's been discontinued.
I wonder why?

I'd go back to singlespeeding if you're still only using one cog or convert to 8 speed for cheaper chains and cassettes.


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:50 am
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is the chain worn at all - might be an issue with a new cog?


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 10:52 am
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Try posting a wanted ad? Someone chucking out a worn casette might have the sprocket you want in reasonably good nick.


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 11:17 am
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Buy & split a Deore one ?
Presumably the lockring will hold it all in place with the pins ground off.


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 11:55 am
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Ah Ill just get a new one. Its only £55 and it might last a year, just seems a waste and not very green.


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 12:03 pm
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Lots of cogs here - [url= http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/cassettes-spares-dept368_pg1/ ]http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/cassettes-spares-dept368_pg1/[/url] but if it's more than 1 a new cassette may be better value.


 
Posted : 08/12/2010 12:08 pm