Shimano 10 Speed Compoenents
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Shimano 10 Speed Compoenents
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Is it worth it to continue using Shimano 10 Speed components? I have a 105 10 Speed shimano groupset on my bike and recently needed to replace the rear cassette. It was almost $70. I ride about 4k miles per year. That same cassette cost me 40 bucks 2 years ago.
The 105 groupset works fine and I have done plenty of races on it and the limitations was never the components.
What were your experiences? Did you upgrade the components or just keep stocking them? Or did you guy get a new bike?
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Is it worth it to continue using Shimano 10 Speed components? I have a 105 10 Speed shimano groupset on my bike and recently needed to replace the rear cassette. It was almost $70. I ride about 4k miles per year. That same cassette cost me 40 bucks 2 years ago.
The 105 groupset works fine and I have done plenty of races on it and the limitations was never the components.
What were your experiences? Did you upgrade the components or just keep stocking them? Or did you guy get a new bike?
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I find them all day long online for 34 bucks or less. Where are you shopping? While I like supporting my LBS, I don't usually buy from a LBS products that the bike shops can't get for any better price than I can.
You won't find a cheaper cassette by upgrading your groupset. However at some point your older groupset will run low on inventory and cost will go up. But I don't think that time has come for 105 5700 or whatever it is you have.
You won't find a cheaper cassette by upgrading your groupset. However at some point your older groupset will run low on inventory and cost will go up. But I don't think that time has come for 105 5700 or whatever it is you have.
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I find them all day long online for 34 bucks or less. Where are you shopping? While I like supporting my LBS, I don't usually buy from a LBS products that the bike shops can't get for any better price than I can.
You won't find a cheaper cassette by upgrading your groupset. However at some point your older groupset will run low on inventory and cost will go up. But I don't think that time has come for 105 5700 or whatever it is you have.
You won't find a cheaper cassette by upgrading your groupset. However at some point your older groupset will run low on inventory and cost will go up. But I don't think that time has come for 105 5700 or whatever it is you have.
I am looking at ultegra cassette because i need 12-30T and none of the 105 has 12-30T.
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I'm riding a mix of 10 speed and 9 speed on one bike, 9 speed on two other bikes, with one full 10 speed bike. I have a box full of components.
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Here's what I am looking at - https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...l=1&ssn=127068
I am looking at ultegra cassette because i need 12-30T and none of the 105 has 12-30T.
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I am looking at ultegra cassette because i need 12-30T and none of the 105 has 12-30T.
thanks
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Here's what I am looking at - https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...l=1&ssn=127068
I am looking at ultegra cassette because i need 12-30T and none of the 105 has 12-30T.
I am looking at ultegra cassette because i need 12-30T and none of the 105 has 12-30T.
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Dr_UNIX Well that's interesting. I wonder why not?
I do see now that I missed that the OP said 12-30 and I even quoted the statement. Oh well, I'm going to fall back on my ADHD without the H excuse! <grin>
And lets not get into the whether or not a 11 cog is needed thing. I use mine. 12 just sometimes doesn't provided me a comfortable downhill cadence. If they didn't make an 11 tooth cog, I'd be okay. I'd just coast more.
I do see now that I missed that the OP said 12-30 and I even quoted the statement. Oh well, I'm going to fall back on my ADHD without the H excuse! <grin>
And lets not get into the whether or not a 11 cog is needed thing. I use mine. 12 just sometimes doesn't provided me a comfortable downhill cadence. If they didn't make an 11 tooth cog, I'd be okay. I'd just coast more.
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A couple of years ago when I built up my CX bike, I went 10-speed in order to repurpose some first gen Sram Red shifters I had in a bin. And since people were getting rid of their 10-speed wheelsets, I picked up a few spares for a song. When I built up a bike for my son, it was natural to use 10-speed so we could swap wheels whenever. Found a Tiagra mini-group online for a very reasonable price. All in all, it's a great bang for the buck.
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I'd stay with 10, unless there's a gear at one end or the other of the range that you feel you need. Earlier this year I finally upgraded my bike with 8 speed Dura Ace to 10, because 25 teeth in the back was no longer enough. But I have absolutely no desire to upgrade to 11 or 12, because 30 is enough.
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Here's what I am looking at - https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...l=1&ssn=127068
I am looking at ultegra cassette because i need 12-30T and none of the 105 has 12-30T.
thanks
I am looking at ultegra cassette because i need 12-30T and none of the 105 has 12-30T.
thanks
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A couple years ago, the time had come for my front derailleur and cassette, and I decided to treat myself doing a partial upgrade from 5600 to 5800 (left the original crankset/BB). At the time, I thought I'd really like having an 11-speed, 11-32 cassette, and parts were still cheap from the UK.
Turns out that I didn't need the 32, and ended up replacing it with an 11-28 after about a month. I don't regret the upgrade, though!
Turns out that I didn't need the 32, and ended up replacing it with an 11-28 after about a month. I don't regret the upgrade, though!