Rene, I agree $593 is pretty steep.
You could also consider going to a triple crankset. I imagine that would be well on the good side of $500! Angus On Nov 14, 6:51 pm, Rene Sterental <[email protected]> wrote: > Even though this may be a polarizing subject, I'd like to get solid > arguments to answer this question and support a decision: > > When I bought my AHH frame, I built it up with the Sram Rival 10 speed > drivetrain I had on my Gunnar. I just bought the Sram aluminum bar-end > shifters and used the other parts: > - Compact crankset 34/50 > - 11/28 10 speed cassette > - Sram Rival front & rear derailers. > > At the time, I was told that to make climbs easier, I could go with the > newer 11-36 Sram XX rear cassette (I'm 264 lbs now). Researching prices, > however, shows that I'd also need to replace the rear derailer and the total > sum of the upgrade would be $593.00, which seems pretty steep. I then > proceeded to research the alternatives, and came out with a very nice change > to a Sugino/Shimano 9 speed drivetrain change that includes the new Shimano > 12-36 9 speed cassette and comes up to $625. If instead I use an spare 11-34 > rear cassette I have, the total comes to around $575.00. > > Factor in the following elements: > - Cost of replacing the rear cassette, Sram XX @ $328 vs. Shimano @ $60 or > so... > - Durability of the rear cassette, Sram XX - unknown and developed for > racing vs. Shimano - well known and multiple options available. > - I'm not worrying about weight, since I'm the one who has to lose it... > > Does it make sense to switch to a complete 9 speed drivetrain and sell the > Sram Rival drivetrain, which would help lower the cost of the switch? I seem > to think so, but wanted to get your opinions and feedback. > > Thank you all! > > René > [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
