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justjoshnya
a Cross Country RiderDate Reviewed: October 9, 2008
Strengths: Light, Strong, smooth shifting, lasts a long time. Sexy.Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: Best cassette I've used. Albeit I've never tried SRAM personally, my experience as a bike mechanic has showed them to wear out super fast. I usually get 3 chains worth out of an xt cassette
Favorite Trail: Four Winns, Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At: Oz CYcles
Similar Products Used: LX and deore cassettes
Bike Setup: 08 Trek Fuel EX 8 custom build
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Tommy
a Racer
from UtahDate Reviewed: July 16, 2007
Strengths: Light and durable. A little bit heavier than the XTR but it doesnt matter hardly notice. Doesnt bend when used on uphill. Nice style,one look and you can tell its an XT.Weaknesses: noneBottom Line: This component is strong enough to go uphill. I've tried the XTR cassette, it bent after 2 months of use. Since i'm an xc racer I do lots of uphill ride for training. The XT cassette can handle chain stretching.
Favorite Trail: XC, Uphills
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$40.00
Similar Products Used: sram, shimano lx, shimano xtr
Bike Setup: Santa Cruz Hekler frame, some FSA components. Kenda Nevagal.
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Jim Turner
a Racer
from McKinney, TX, USADate Reviewed: September 27, 2006
Strengths: Tough cassette that doesn't bend.Weaknesses: Slightly heavier than the XTR that came with my bike, but worth the switch for durability.Bottom Line: This is a great cassette. It has taken a beating and has stood up. I've slammed it in rock gardens, dropped it from cliffs and hammered it badly. No bends or wear after 3 yrs. Trade your XTR for this one! Buy it if you race, buy it if you don't race. The weight difference is well worth the durability.
Favorite Trail: Flume Trail, Mt Snow, Vail
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$80.00
Purchased At: RBM
Similar Products Used: XTR ti
Bike Setup: Klein Adroit Pro, King/Mavic, Easton seatpost and bar - 20.5 lbs.
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Matt Hawkins
a Racer
from Earlysville, VADate Reviewed: April 22, 2005
Strengths: The best cassette period.Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: The most durable and affordable cassette made.
XT is what you need if you pay for your own stuff, or if you work on it yourself... it doesn't wear easy and is inexpensive to replace when the time comes. I've ridden XT cassettes since the early 90's and they always take the beating EVERYDAY... I've worn out many a chain.
Favorite Trail: Kicker
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: The Bike Stop Culpeper, VA
Bike Setup: Cannondale Caad 5 with Sram PC-99 and Race Face Deus with XT guerillas.
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Curtis
a Cross Country Rider
from College Park MDDate Reviewed: October 9, 2004
Strengths: Durable, reliable, good design saves weight, great range, and it's pretty when it's clean and shiny :)Weaknesses: None I;ve ever foundBottom Line: I totally agree with Dan W, these reviews make no sense to me what so ever. I have been riding this cass for 6 months now, and I still have no reason to think it won't last. XT is good stuff, and the low weight that you get with this cass is crucial if you're a weight weenie like me.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$39.00
Purchased At: Supergo (on sale)
Similar Products Used: SRAM 5.0 on my old bike
Bike Setup: Giant Rainier, Duke XC, XT Cass, XT fr. der, XT rear der., XT chain, LX crank, LX shifter/brake combo
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Brian Wong
a Cross Country Rider
from MalaysiaDate Reviewed: September 16, 2004
Strengths: Not heavy, better shifting,er...good-looking? I just bought this piece few weeks ago and it performs very well in shifting.
Weaknesses: Like everyone said, right after some easy-going rides, it started to bend especially when i cycled uphill last week. Genting Highland is one damn hard hill to ride. Maybe i used wrong gears or etc but anyway it is a shame to see shimano xt cassette performanced so badly. Although it's not a terrible bending, but it still bring down the quality of the cassette.Bottom Line: Although the quality isnt that good, at least the shifting is nicer a bit. By the way, i planned to upgrade to better rear derail. Hope that this cassette can help. Next time, im gonna try SRAM cassette. I heard that they performed better.
Favorite Trail: Any Trail
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$47.00
Purchased At: local bike shop
Similar Products Used: stupid Recon Taiwan cassette.
Bike Setup: Specialized rockhopper with deore drivetrain. Avid brake systems.
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mzzm
a Cross Country Rider
from Naperville, ILDate Reviewed: August 2, 2004
Strengths: PriceWeaknesses: Bending oftenBottom Line: I've now got a collection of these things due to consistent bending. People keep telling me I'm in the wrong gear and need to shift more and have less cross torque. Well, continuing to do this helped for a while and then it happened again. These are just to sensitive. I'm going to start collecting these from others like AOL CDs and start making art out of them.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$39.00
Purchased At: Online
Similar Products Used: LX years ago
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mel forgues
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDate Reviewed: July 19, 2004
Strengths: Light weight, looks good. Smooth Shifting.Weaknesses: Weak material.Bottom Line: I bent my cassette in two different rings just from torquing my way up hills. I would have gotten the LX as a replacement but my LBS had sold out of them. The LX is much stronger and more reliable. I upgraded to the 760 XT and we shall see how that goes. I am going back to LX for my next cog set. Cheaper is better in this case. The only advantage the XT has over the LX is weight. If you are a aggressive rider that generates a lot of torque when pedalling get the LX version.
Favorite Trail: moosepackers
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: LX,Sram.
Bike Setup: Xt drivetrain on a Ellsworth Joker
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Mike
from Boston, MADate Reviewed: July 11, 2004
Strengths: Lights, looksWeaknesses: Weak-Weak-WeakBottom Line: On my sixth ride on this cassette and it bent. I was climbing up a mean hill that was rocky (going pretty fast). The derailleur was being banged around. I was in the middle gear in the front and the 2nd largest in the back. That is when the chain jumped off. I walked the bike to the top of the hill. I looked at the cassette and the 2nd largest gear was bent. To show how weak it was, I was able to bend it back with my hand. If you look at the SRAM cassettes, you will notice that they have a little extra metal to provent this from happenning.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$79.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: LX
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chris schoonover
from sacramento, ca,usaDate Reviewed: November 4, 2003
Strengths: rigid, takes punishment wellWeaknesses: wish it had ti cogs like xtrBottom Line: The best casseste out there. unless you race and are willing to replace your casseste every 100 miles, then this is the only casseste to go with. I have 3000 miles on my bike and am only now buying my third casseste. I am only 160 but I have a high torque output and ride mainly road. I have never bent a ring at most I have only broken a tooth, and that was under to much stress upill and becuase i was in the wrong gear. This is the only casseste you should buy.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Similar Products Used: lx, sram9.0, xtr, sram7.0
Bike Setup: klein adroit race, full xtr(except casseste) wipperman ss chain, mars cl, bontrager racelite wheel set(chris king version)
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chris schoonover
from sacramento, ca,usaDate Reviewed: November 4, 2003
Strengths: rigid, takes punishment wellWeaknesses: wish it had ti cogs like xtrBottom Line: The best casseste out there. unless you race and are willing to replace your casseste every 100 miles, then this is the only casseste to go with. I have 3000 miles on my bike and am only now buying my third casseste. I am only 160 but I have a high torque output and ride mainly road. I have never bent a ring at most I have only broken a tooth, and that was under to much stress upill and becuase i was in the wrong gear. This is the only casseste you should buy.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Similar Products Used: lx, sram9.0, xtr, sram7.0
Bike Setup: klein adroit race, full xtr(except casseste) wipperman ss chain, mars cl, bontrager racelite wheel set(chris king version)
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dennis calapit
a Cross Country Rider
from batangas city, philippinesDate Reviewed: September 15, 2003
Strengths: it's more lighter than my previous deore 9spd, i guess its more durable co'z i haven't bent any teeth in itWeaknesses: as far as of today, i haven't see anything yet, maybe a couple of decades will.Bottom Line: it's light, it withstand my abuses of some jumping, riding on rough sandy terrain, some muddy trails. it a far cry cheaper than its sibling xtr though i guess it works the same. if your on a tight budget and want's a high performing piece then this one's for you.
Favorite Trail: any trail
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Purchased At: locally distributed in the philipppines
Similar Products Used: shimano deore 9spd
Bike Setup: cross country hardtail
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robert tarran
a Cross Country Rider
from Chapel Hill, NC, USADate Reviewed: September 11, 2003
Strengths: light, shifts ok when workingWeaknesses: lack of strengh - bent the 2nd/3rd cogs in less than 3 monthsBottom Line: I've only recently switched to 9 spd on my mtb so this is my first 9 spd cassette - i was expecting it to last a lot longer than this. Apparently the lx is a lot stronger so i'll try that next.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$33.00
Purchased At: KHS
Similar Products Used: LX, XT both 8 spd
Bike Setup: KHS FXT Pro, pyslo, mavic cross max, mostly XT
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Dan W
a Cross Country Rider
from Wheat RidgeDate Reviewed: July 14, 2003
Bottom Line: These reviews are nonsense. I ride this cassette all the time and have done so for almost 2 1/2 years. I shift on the thing CONSTANTLY and have not had a single cassette-related problem. It shifts as well as new. I ride mostly in dry, sandy conditions with drops and jagged rocks. I have crashed my fair share of times as well. If kept clean and used with a good chain, it should last for a long, long time.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
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Rob T
a Cross Country Rider
from San Jose CADate Reviewed: June 3, 2003
Strengths: Shifts good,lasts awhile if you use SRAM chains,widely availableWeaknesses: Cogs bend if power shifted with Shimano chainsBottom Line: This is the second review.I straightened the cog I bent and switched back to the Sram pc99 chain.I rode it about 200 miles and didn't bend it.Shifting was a little funky due to my not quite perfect repair.I was a little more careful how I shifted,but power shifting is hard to avoid where I ride unless I concentrate on shifting all the time(I'd rather check out the wildflowers!).I haven't bent those cogs again so I bought a new one and it been fine so far.Boycott Shimano chains!!!
Favorite Trail: Henry Coe State Park
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: Cambria
Similar Products Used: xt,xtr8sp,dura ace,ultegra,lots of older stuff
Bike Setup: Turner 02 Its a nice bike!
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