I'm using a Shimano 13/25 10-speed cassette with my Rival shifters, front and rear derailleurs, compact crank and chain. From what I've read about the SRAM XX rear derailleur, it appears to be compatible with other 10-speed SRAM road groups and should also work fine with any Shimano 10-speed cassette. If such is the case, you should be able to get a new SRAM XX rear derailleur and a new Shimano 10-speed cassette at a cost that also should come in at less than $500.00.
I apologize if I'm not correctly understanding your objective. Good luck. Richard 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
