How did it come off the cassette? Did you not set the hi/low screws? Or am I missing something? Entirely possible!

Also what are those cassettes like? Are the ranges with the 36/11 still good?

As the old adage goes:

strong, cheap, light. Pick two.

Huh? The spider is aluminium, it’s the sprockets on it that are ti.

The XTR definitely had a ti spider.

a 36t cog is asking for trouble

How did it come off the cassette?

I think the sprockets has broken first kicking the chain off. I’ve never had an issue with it going into the spokes before.. and yet all maximum limit screws were set.

Strangley, the guy this morning has admited responsbility.. but, said I don’t deserve it so wont replace it ! He’s done this on the basis that I’ve given his shite products a bad image on here and MTBR… which I did do, after he initially said, without even seeing a picture of the damge, sod off !

Shimano / SRAM – you both need new departments wherby you only offer Warranty to people who don’t bitch about your products when they fail, get some one tralling the itnernet for complaints BEFORE you pay out 😉

Strangley, the guy this morning has admited responsbility.. but, said I don’t deserve it so wont replace it ! He’s done this on the basis that I’ve given his shite products a bad image on here and MTBR… which I did do, after he initially said, without even seeing a picture of the damge, sod off !

Nino perchance?

The XTR definitely had a ti spider.

They really don’t – it’s an alu spider, with 5 ti sprockets, same with Dura Ace. Alu = lighter than ti, a ti spider would achieve nothing at all.

I’m talking 2006. No way that was an alu spider or it wouldn’t have worn the splines

It seems it did. They’ve always been alu spiders, M953s, M960, M970, M980 – I’ve had several of each!

We need Mister P!

Nino perchance?

yup.

I tried the consolatory approach today.. and to be fair to Nino.. He’s agreed to send a replacement outer part of the cassette.. fair play in the end.. shame I had to go through the ringer first but his initial reaction was as I thought the spider had gone.

Alls well that ends well I guess…