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[Closed] Cheapest place for road gear?

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i want to buy a a small block (cassette) and a shortcage rear mech when i get a job, do all levels of road gear still come in 9 speed.


 
Posted : 16/09/2009 12:11 am
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Ribble, CRC, Parkers, Probikekit

You can get new-old-stock Ultegra, and possibly DA too, in 9, if you're on Shimano. The latest stuff is obviously 10, so I'd stock up if I were you.

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Posted : 16/09/2009 8:12 am
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Is this for a DH bike or road, if DH then I run a DA small block 9 with a short cage X0 rear mech, works perfectly. If road then what he said ^^^ ๐Ÿ˜†


 
Posted : 16/09/2009 8:43 am
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try [url= http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/ ]merlin[/url] too


 
Posted : 16/09/2009 9:00 am
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hi its for a trail bike just going one times nine and think I'll try small range of gears as coming from SS, going to stick with shimano as already have shifter and I prefer to keep to either all sram or all shimano. thanks i'll have a look. is ultegra notably better than 105?


 
Posted : 16/09/2009 3:48 pm
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105 is just 9 normal sprockets, whilst Ultegra is on a spider, like XT/XTR, means it weighs far less. Considering they're not particularly expensive I'd be looking to go Ultegra.

I'm confused why Bream would recommend a DA cassette for a DH bike, but not for a commuter bike!?


 
Posted : 16/09/2009 3:54 pm