My Heckler is sorely in need of a new chain and cassette.
I was planning on getting XT. But a quick look online shows that the collapse of the Pound against every other major currency has pushed the prices up to frightening levels. £75 for a cassette!
Anyway I managed to find it a bit cheaper. £62 for a chain and cassette from Merlin. Does anyone know of a cheaper source?
Alternatively I can get the SLX model for £48. Has anyone used these? What's the shifting like compared to XT?
Any other suggestions?
Thanks
Does anyone know of a cheaper source?
2008 😉
[url= http://www.woollyhatshop.com/view_product.php?id=1792 ]
Or £59.99 from the wooly hat shop[/url]. Reckon that will be the lowest you will find for XT stuff.
2008
Cheers.
Now all I need is a Flux Capacitor.
Me, if I'm in a good mood. I've got an account with Madison
SRAM PG-970 cassette and PC971 chain deal from Merlin for £36.95 posted is what I did 🙂
I bought an SLX cassette the other week for my HT as it was the same price as the XT one i got last year, the SLX is only fractionally heavier.
As for prices, try these [url= http://davehinde.veriovps.co.uk/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=DH&Category_Code=servicepartsmtb&Session_ID=89d0e52e61bc61b8124320eafa093172 ] XT Cassette for £47, SLX one for £36[/url]
Pair it with a [url= http://davehinde.veriovps.co.uk/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=DH&Product_Code=mtbkmcx993chain&Category_Code=mtbchains&Session_ID=89d0e52e61bc61b8124320eafa093172 ] KMC X9.93 Chain for £14[/url] and you're laffin 😆
Dave hindd! Not so cheap if you never actually receive it...
clubber - Member
Dave hindd! Not so cheap if you never actually receive it...
All good if you go collect though
Maybe but even then i wouldn't trust them...
Are Evans still doing OEM ones cheap?
No
Thanks for clearing that one up for us Nick.
Are Evans still doing OEM ones cheap?
Not that I could see.
Thanks for the advice. I think I'll go for SLX from Merlin.
clubber - Member
Maybe but even then i wouldn't trust them...
Why not, have you had prior dealings with them that turned sour? Or just internet based "knowledge" of other peoples problems?
Me and all of my riding buddies use them for most componenet & wheel based purchases, including re-building of bent wheels etc, not a single issue to report in 2 years.
The wife spent so much on ebay I ended up with a 10% discount voucher through paypal, used Merlin through ebay and got xt cassette for £40 and a few pennies! Bargain I thought until I realised she'd used my paypal account to pay for all her purchases, doh! 😳
Steve - no, real life experience... FWIW, even if it wasn't you'd just need to look at their ebay feedback to tell that there's an issue.
54 at chainreaction
I have recently used action sports they have good prices but there is carriage to consider. Worth it if you buy a job lot.
http://www.actionsports.de/index.php?language=gb
£47 for XT cassette at merlin just now.
Things might be about to get a bit cheaper with the revival of the £ against the $ and ¥
€41.90 at Action Sports
Things might be about to get a bit cheaper with the revival of the £ against the $ and ¥
You reckon? What are the bets that it takes a long time for that to filter back through...
You reckon? What are the bets that it takes a long time for that to filter back through...
Yeah it's why I put might. I only really posted so I could use the ¥ ¥ ¥ symbol
give it 12 months, like the time it too for the prices to go up....