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Powerglide PG-850 8SP Cassette
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Submitted by
Solomon76
a Cross Country Rider
from Jackson, MS, USA
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Light, Inexpensive | | Weaknesses: | Up shifts very slow | | Bike Setup: | Shimano Deore Shifters. Shimano Deore LX Front Derailleur. Shimano Alivio Rear Derailleur. | | Bottom Line: | It may be because the rest of my drivetrain is Shimano, but this cassette shifts very slow for me. I've tried dialing the barrel adjuster in to get it to shift better but I haven't had any luck. It is something that I can probably live with and I may wait until it naturally wears out to replace it. But I will definitely replace it with some other brand of cassette. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Hawkins
a Cross Country Rider
from Sydney NSW Australia
Date Reviewed: January 4, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Manly Dam | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Great dollars to mileage value with Wippermann chains, strong, consistent shifting. | | Weaknesses: | A little heavy, wear not great with cheapo chains | | Similar Products Used: | Various Shimano | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Mongoose Tyax Super with Hayes 9 brakes, Conti Sport Contact 1.3" slicks for road use and TD17 wheelset. | | Bottom Line: | I found initially that this cogset wore quickly, but since giving up on the rubbish SRAM 8-speed chains and converting to Wippermann, cassette life has improved dramatically. 7,000km since buying the bike, this third cogset has done about 3,000km and seems to have plenty of life left in it yet. While this bike sees 95% road usage, I ride 120-160km a week, rain hail or shine. With shoes, noggin protector and backpack I weigh around 195lbs. I've had zero issues with chain skipping, bent cogs or broken teeth. A good, strong 8-speed cassette for general on- and off-road use. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chuck
a Weekend Warrior
from Walnut Creek, CA
Date Reviewed: September 29, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Smooth shift, good ratios | | Weaknesses: | Fourth Cog Bent and broke chain | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano | | Bike Setup: | Good ol '98 Stumpy with mavic cross rides and marzochi bomber. What's all this stuff I keep hearing about dual suspension? | | Bottom Line: | Bought the Sram chain and cassette together to put on a new wheelset and they both cr@pped out at the same time. Going back to shimano chain and shimano cassette, but I am having trouble finding a shimano cassette in 8 speed with similiar ratios. I love sram and have had the shifters and derailers for years, was kind of gearing up to have a shimano free bike, but sram really disapointed me on the cassette and chain. I wouldn't recommend this cassette or the pc 68 chain, both are garbage. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Portage, WI, USA
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Lowes Creek Eau Claire | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Bad Cat Bicycles, Menomonie WI | | Strengths: | none,... | | Weaknesses: | everything | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT | | Bike Setup: | Bianchi with upgraded everything,...except the cassette | | Bottom Line: | i've gone through 2,...that's right,...2 PG-850's over the last 6 months,...i didn't want to go through jumping to a 9-speed when i'm so used to having an 8. the first one snapped a few teeth off one of the larger cogs,...no big deal becuase SRAM sent me a second one and on that one, the 11 tooth cog snapped in half right in the middle of a race,...don't get me wrong,...its no often that you need to use the smallest cog in a race but this race called for it and it failed the test...i'm an avid SRAM lover to the end but i'll never use this cassette again... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Waterbury, CT
Date Reviewed: May 6, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | south mountain | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Shifting was smooth and seamless. 8 speed ratios seemed just right for me. | | Weaknesses: | On first real XC, fourth smallest sprocket shattered right in half. I was in the middle of a fairly technical climb, driving it with all my might then *crack. I thought the chain broke and looked down to find this sprocket in two pieces. Could have been worse and I could have been thrashed to the ground because of it so I guess I was lucky. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | DB Response Sport package 06. Its orange and it has a nice seat. | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is that I think I was a freak accident. The pro at the local bike shop said he had never seen anything like this before. I like to think its because of how strong my legs are. Oh yea, might be a good idea to mention that I weigh in at 225. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cougar
a Cross Country Rider
from Baltimore
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Quick shifting, 11-28 perfect for me (also available in 11-32 for peaple who like granny gears) | | Weaknesses: | Seems to wear out a bit faster than Shimano cassettes | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano 8 speed | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4300, rigid fork, other upgrades | | Bottom Line: | This is a nice cassette for people still running 8 speed. I'm not a fan of 9 speed for various reasons. These cassettes are tough, reliable, and very smooth and quick shifting (I also use SRAM chains which may aid this.) The only downside I have experienced with this casstte is that unless you replace the chain often, it seems to wear a bit faster then the Shimano cassettes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe Kim
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Tiger Mtn | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Cheap. Easy to Install. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Bike Setup: | '06 RockHopper | | Bottom Line: | Threw this on a set of deore/sunlite rhino rims and a set of slicks for commuting. Gets the job done; very nice smooth shifting. Yet to put a ton of mileage on it since the weather started to go south, but the 50+ miles that have been on it so far have been great. Didn't have to mess with the derailur when swapping out wheelsets from city/street to mountain. big plus. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Weekend Warrior
from Reno, NV
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Galena Creek-Thomas Creek loop | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Gave me the gearing I wanted (11-32) | | Weaknesses: | Only had it on for three rides- hasn`t had time to have problems yet | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano 11-30 that came on bike | | Bike Setup: | Kona Blast (old style: V-brake and Rockshox) 95% stock | | Bottom Line: | I know I haven`t put enough time on this cassette to see how it`s going to do over time, but what I was worried about was the big gap between 26t sprkt and 32t and this doesn`t seem to be any real problem. It`s noticeable, but it still shifts fine and I don`t go flying off the bike from the jolt. I put on a new chain at the same time and it ended up being the same length as the old chain. Simple. If anyone else is worried about the same thing, give it a try- it seems to be working for me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
FireTrekker Ed
a Cross Country Rider
from L.A. SoCal
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | PalosVerdes hills | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | LBS -Came with Bike | | Strengths: | Outlasted the rest of the (stock)drivetrain. | | Weaknesses: | It's an 8-Speed, but hey I have 2 bikes now(the other being a 9-speed of course)! & It doesn't want to break! I've tried...eaten the dirt and some rocks too. It holds. | | Similar Products Used: | Zero | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4900 XC READY. Fully customized except for the SRAM cogs. Drivetrain: XTR RRise RD, SRAM XGEN FD, Truvativ Stylo HNC crank, GXP BB, Shimano chain, XTR Ti hubs. - Fox F100X fork, XTR VBrakes, XTR rapid fire shifters, Cane Creek Team SS rims/laser spokes, Easton Carbon post/stem/bars, and ATACs carbon pedals. | | Bottom Line: | I got this bike 2 years ago -when I began MTBing (entry level). The componenets were the super flimsy and flexy kind. So I upgraded EVERYTHING, Except the SRAM cassette. I sold all the old parts on eBAY (yes people actually bought them, Ha!) so I didn't end up spending TOO TOO much. Anyhow -Suprisingly, the cogs have never bent, clogged up, or failed in any way. They have gone through one busted chain, one bent chainring (stock crank), a change of hub, and still spin great! I do keep them oiled however.
I just recently began XC races, with this bike. Besides it being an 8-speed it handled steadlily and quick. The shifting is great! When I do upgrade this cassette (eventually) I will definitely stick with SRAM. Bottom line: if you match this cassette with a good drivetrain it should last you a while and perform great! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wes
a Cross Country Rider
from White Marsh, MD
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | NCR, Seminary | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Shiny, has good gear spacing and options, good durability so far, shifts smooth | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4300 | | Bottom Line: | This is what came on the bike. It has about 3500 miles on it of which only about 40% is off road (I use it as a commuter bike.) It's holding up well. Breaking teeth? Well, could have been a bad one, I don't know, but I don't shift under a heavy load, particulaly if I'm in an 11 tooth gear. Anyway, the thing works, it's not too heavy, and it's cheaper than the XT stuff. The SRAM stuff seems to be a good alternative to Shimano and their legendary lack of customer support. I've used SRAM and Shimano chains with this cassette and they both work satisfactory. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin, Texas
Date Reviewed: September 23, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | West Rim Trail, Taos, NM | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Weaknesses: | I just had my second one shatter on the smallest gear. Each one had 4 to 5 months of usage (approx 700 miles) before shattering. Half my riding is on pavement and half on trails. I don't do jumps or drops. I weigh around 160 pounds. I keep my drive train well-lubed. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M-60 Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | Once could have been an anomoly. Twice sounds like a poorly engineered product to me. If you need dependability you might want to avoid this one. Note: SRAM graciously replaced the first one under warranty. Action on the second one is pending. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cegrover
a Cross Country Rider
from Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: September 10, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Rock-It | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Light weight and great performance. Availability of 32T cog for 8-speed. | | Weaknesses: | None noted so far. Would like a 34T version even more. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano | | Bike Setup: | '98 DBR V-Link - relevant items: Shimano IG-90 chain (installed at same time as cassette) and SRAM 9.0 shifters/rear derailleur. | | Bottom Line: | This cassette has been great for all types of XC riding. It's almost as light as the XTR Ti cassette for a fraction of the price. There aren't all that many high quality, 8-speed cassettes available new anymore, but this is a very good one for those of us who have no desire to change to 9-speed, which just invites shifting problems (witness my wife's bikes). Five value chilis and four overall - a 34T cog might earn 5. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shane Dooley
a Downhiller
from B.C.
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | CBC | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Came stock | | Strengths: | The chrome plating gives the bike some Bling factor! | | Weaknesses: | It bent | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT | | Bike Setup: | Brodie Diablo, Super T Pro...blah blah | | Bottom Line: | HAd this cassette a week on my ride. I slipped off a skinny, not a real hard impact, the second and third ring bent like butter. The rear derailer hit also but never broke! At least the X9 is tough! If it is goin to come stock on a freeride/downhill ride then it should be able to take some hits! Well at least more then 1 !!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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