What rear derailleur upgrade for GT Outpost Expert?
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What rear derailleur upgrade for GT Outpost Expert?
I have a 27.5 GT Outpost Expert want to upgrade chain and rear derailleur from Acera to?
What chain (size, links, roller?) and RD (possibly Deore what model?) would the group suggest?
triple crank / 8 speed rear
What chain (size, links, roller?) and RD (possibly Deore what model?) would the group suggest?
triple crank / 8 speed rear
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What is your goal here? That is a very low initial cost bike so I wouldn't really put much money towards it. The current bike shows a Tourney derailleur and a bike with Tourney is not a bike worth putting money into beyond basic repairs. The money is better spent on a bike that works better. The suspension fork is a cheap coil fork that isn't even 100mm of travel it is very vintage-esque but way less quality and that is the most important thing on a mountain bike really.
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the acera rd is broke looking for something a little better thanks for your suggestions
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I would just stick with what you have (in a new Acera RD and hanger) and again save the money towards a bike that does what you want. Alivio or Deore is going to be a bit better but in this case you have to look at the whole bike holistically. In some cases you can get say a nice carbon frame similar to the higher end stuff with cheap components then I would say OK maybe a good candidate or say it has a decent air shock like a Rockshox Judy Gold or a Fox Performance or similar decent quality fork then yeah probably a good candidate but if the other parts really do match the derailleur I would enjoy the heck out of it run that sucker into the ground and take that money you aren't putting into it and start a fund for yourself (personal not a crowdfunding hullabaloo) and get yourself a copy of Mountain Bike Action or similar or not and put that dream bike up on the wall and save towards it (or a lower spec version of it) and then enjoy it when you have the money.
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great response thanks
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