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  • need new cassette, questions needing answers…..
  • alpin
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    chain snapped due to mate not knowing i have rapid rise and inadvertently snapped the chain. new chain doesn’t fit so well on old cassette so need to buy new….

    ok so found a sram PG980 and a XT CS 770.
    XT with 12/32, Sram with 11/32.

    which is considered the hardiest of the two, Sram or Shimano?

    will two teeth fewer on the big cog noticeably affect my climbing ability? or just MTFU?

    cheers

    J

    radoggair
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    Shimano are generally regarded as stronger, sram seems to bend under load, but i’m sure hundreds will say theve been fine with theirs. Your only missing 1 tooth and your climbing abilities wont be affected, more outright speed, but as long as your running a 44/46 at the front then the difference between an 11t and a 12t wont make much of a difference, well notable anyway

    alpin
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    say, i meant from 34 to 32 tooth cog.

    running 22/36 up front.

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    radoggair
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    well with a 22 then your running low enough anyway. No difference really and at 22/34 you’d be quicker walking anyway

    spooky_b329
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    How did it snap? Did he shift into big/big and the chain wasn’t long enough?

    Also, why not just repair the old chain with a powerlink? If the cassette is too worn to take a new chain, the chainrings are probably the same, so just run it into the ground until it starts chainsucking!

    nickjb
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    What spooky said. Just fix the chain if it was working before

    mudshark
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    Some people run a 26/36 up front and find a 34t cassette sprocket helpful others use a 34t cassette on heavier full-susses with a 22 chainring. Not that I’d think any less of you if you went for a 34t on your set-up…!

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