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Submitted by
pill
a Cross Country Rider
from eastern europe
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | forest trails | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Local bikeshop | | Strengths: | Quite durable. Shifts well.cost not so much. Rust-free. | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | CS-M770; HG-40 | | Bike Setup: | Giant XtC | | Bottom Line: | I am Using an CS-M580 cassete. No complaints at all. Use it with HG-93 chain. No rust at all. It is fully serviceable. The 32tooth ster can be removed to obtain a lower weight (and 8-speed transmission).
XT is a lighter-one. It has the same material of the chainrings, but the chainrings are on a spider. So the XT cassete cannot be disassembled. XT has much greater performance while pushing dirt through itself. It is practically opened, so has a greater mud clearence.
As usual - had to replace chain after 2000km. First 200-300 km with the new chain cassete get groundet. So some sprocket jumping took place as an issue. It is all okay now. I will change the chain to a neew one again after 2000km. and so on. 3 chains. And then i'll re-circle the used chains. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dave
a Cross Country Rider
from boise idaho
Date Reviewed: March 25, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | jenson | | Strengths: | price, durability | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | sram, shimano xt | | Bike Setup: | 2005 heckler, 2004 ibex trophy hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I read so many reviews about drivetrain problems, one must realize that you do have to replace the chain periodically use a park chain wear tool and you will find your drive train will last a lot longer typically 5 or 6 chains before the other stuff wears out, that is thousands of miles.the LX cassete is my favorite much more durable than anything lighter be it shimano or sram, fact is the lighter cassettes wear out faster, if you race and every gram counts then go for lighter cassette, the lx shifts well to..but hey I know how to tune and maintain a drivetrain. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Notion
a Downhiller
from UK
Date Reviewed: October 6, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Lasts VERY, VERY long, had one for 1 and half, barely any wear for me, and sold the bike on... Got another one on my DH bike, same story so far. | | Weaknesses: | None... It's a cassette... With HG... And its metal... Damn... | | Similar Products Used: | Loads. | | Bottom Line: | Cheap, effective. Wouldn't really bother going any higher at all... As long as a cassette is a HG one, no need to go any higher. I would have got a Deore one, but I am not fond of Deore components, so never tried one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JOHN
a Cross Country Rider
from MD
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | LOCH RAVEN | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | PERFORMANCEBIKE.COM | | Strengths: | LOOKS A LOT NICER THAN MY STOCK BLACK RUSTED CASSETTE AND SHIFTS BETTER TOO. VERY LIGHT WEIGHT | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | JUNK | | Bike Setup: | IRON HORSE WARRIOR DISC, XT HUBS, MAVIC DISC RIMS, AVID BB DISCS, DT SWISS CENTERLOCK, LXM580 CASS, MEGA 9 SIIFTERS AND LEVERS,TRUVATIV CRANK | | Bottom Line: | GOOD PRODUCT. I CHANGED FROM A STOCK 8 SPEED TO THIS 9 AND HAVE REALLY ENJOYED THE PERFORMANCE DIFFERENCE, INTEGRATED WELL WITH THE SETUP I HAVE. AFORDABLE | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremy
a
from Centennial, Colorado
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Apex, Enchanted Forest, Grub stake | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came on the bike. | | Strengths: | Shifts fast and accurate. | | Weaknesses: | wears out quickly. | | Similar Products Used: | LX on an old 93 Trek 7000 | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Enduro Expert - stock | | Bottom Line: | Guess I ride harder than I use to? Went to the LBS today because of skipping gears and they said the cassette was worn down. I asked how many miles should it get, he said about 800-1000 miles. Mine has no more than 275 on it and it's already 3/4 the way worn. What is going on? I'm going to read around your suggestion boards some more and see what kind of replacement will be the best, but will probably try an XT. If it comes on your bike ride it till it breaks and then beef it up. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a
from Modesto, CA
Date Reviewed: January 13, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT | | Bottom Line: | Decided to try the LX when my last XT had worn out. I was curious to see if the XT was worth the extra money. After 6 months of hard torque (I like to grind out the tougher gears) the LX is done. That's about how long the XT has held up in the past. I could not notice a difference in performance between the LX and XT. I decided to replace it with an XT. I guess in the back of my mind I expect the XT to be more durable. The LX is heavier. I'd say weight was the only difference. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a
from Wisconsin
Date Reviewed: December 24, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Cheap, Strong enough | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | SRAM | | Bike Setup: | 1999 Cannondale F900 | | Bottom Line: | Haven't had time to fully test it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Predmore
a Cross Country Rider
from Daphne, AL, USA
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Gasline | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | OEM | | Strengths: | Shifted well | | Weaknesses: | After cleaning chain, cassette and chain didn't seem to mesh correctly even when new. Felt like Wally-Mart el-cheapo bike quality. Finally gave up after 3 months and only a few hundred miles. Will try SRAM | | Bike Setup: | Enduro, custom WTB LL/VXC wheels, Scorpions, Easton Monkey Lite Carbon bar,Flyte seat, stock MX Comp fork,Fox Float R | | Bottom Line: | LBS couldn't find anything wrong with this cassette. Felt like some teeth were hooked. New SRAM chain/cassette combo seem to mesh much smoother. Will see how long they last. I cleaned chain and re-lubed frequently. Very sandy conditions here and wet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nitish Nag
a Cross Country Rider
from Fremont, CA
Date Reviewed: December 19, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | 30 | | Strengths: | Cheap, Good Shifting, Consistent Shifting, Shimano quality (?) | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, Wears quite fast, | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, Alvivo, Deore, XT, XTR 03 | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Santa Cruz Blur, 2003 XTR with discs, Progressive 5th Element Air Shock, Easton Carbon Cockpit, eggbeaters SS, | | Bottom Line: | This is a great starting out cogest, not for the hardcore rider. If you want a durable performance oriented cagset, go for the 10$ more XT cogset that will last you an actual season. If you want to skimp on the cogs, this is your cogset. lasted 6 months for me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Harry
a Cross Country Rider
from Boise
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | durable - DURABLE - Durable | | Weaknesses: | heavy | | Similar Products Used: | XT | | Bottom Line: | I think some of these reviewers might be having problems tuning their derailers. I've used the same LX cassette since late 98. I've probably put around 3500 miles on it. In Boise we ride up a couple thousand feet and then down, and I've never had much of a problem with the cassette. Over the years I've never had much problem with skipping, and some micro tuning on the derailer has fixed all that. I just put on a new chain and some XT shifters and my bike has been shifting like a dream.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Cross Country Rider
from Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Devil's Spine | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | -great shifting performance
| | Weaknesses: | -fast wearing
-a bit heavy
| | Similar Products Used: | Shimano Acera, Deore, some SR ones too. | | Bike Setup: | '99 Mantra Comp, RS Judy SL, Fox FLOAT R, LX/XT/XTR, Bontrager post, michelin tires, lots more | | Bottom Line: | A good cassette that shifts quite well but it wore out so fast that I will not buy another, also the slightest bit of dirt or mud on the cassette will make shifting non-exsistant. I'm going to buy a SRAM 7.0 to replace this because they are a clearly better company. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
walter
a Cross Country Rider
from Netherlands
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Name and marketing | | Weaknesses: | chewinggum like steel quality | | Similar Products Used: | XT, LX, SRAM | | Bike Setup: | XT, LX, SRAM | | Bottom Line: | The first cogset came on my bike(we are talking 8 speed here), used it for 5(!) years.
The second set lasted "only" one year.
The last set only three months.
Had it send back to Shimano, they said it was normal(?) wear.
This stinks !
Now I use SRAM 5.0, wich already lasts over a year without a problem, and costs about half the price (over here).
Pleaase, can I rate it lower than zero ??? | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mikko
a Weekend Warrior
from Helsinki Finland
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any xc | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | It's a little heavy for racing use, but for general riding, you can't get any better for the money.DURABILITY!! | | Weaknesses: | Weight | | Similar Products Used: | XT, XTR , Ultegra | | Bottom Line: | Great for the money
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Submitted by
Ash
a Cross Country Rider
from Nottingham
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | ?? | | Weaknesses: | wears out quick, prone to rust, heavy-ish | | Similar Products Used: | replaced it with a SRAM 7.0 we'll see how that goes | | Bike Setup: | Giant XCX-ds2, SID, JUDY XC, Raceface etc. | | Bottom Line: | This item came with the bike as standard and wore out after only 8 months!!!! Tends to get a little rusty even with careful cleaning and lubricating. I would have expected a MUCH longer life than 8 months from Shimano!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tristan Skolrud
a Racer
from Yakima WA 98908
Date Reviewed: December 2, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Crow Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Shifts great, had a little problems at first with abrubt sprinting but once I got it adjusted a little bit, it worked like a charm. It's a little heavy for racing use, but for general riding, you can't get any better for the money. | | Weaknesses: | Weight | | Bike Setup: | Deore LX everything, Giant XtC 2002 hardtail, Mars 2002 comp coil, Michelin Semi slicks, Sun rims SubIV wheelset | | Bottom Line: | Great for the money
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Submitted by
sieveboy
a
from NY
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | stewart | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | nashbar | | Strengths: | Price, durability | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | SRAM 69 chain | | Bottom Line: | This product holds up well and shifts great. I have used the LX with two SRAM 69 chains, replacing the chains when signs of wear show up. The LX is still running strong with its third chain! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel Frost
a Weekend Warrior
from Middlesex, UK
Date Reviewed: November 15, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$37.00 | | Purchased At: | Chain Reaction, N.Ireland | | Strengths: | Works, smooth, good valu, almost no competition | | Weaknesses: | none for the price. | | Similar Products Used: | None, SRAM simply dont bother with the UK market | | Bike Setup: | Voodoo Canzo Full Susser, mostly LX, bit of XT | | Bottom Line: | Cost me £25uk, equivalent of $37us, hasnt let me down, hasnt worn hasnt done anything wrong, and even if it did, u have to hunt for SRAM like gold dust in this country.
Unless ur a weight obsessional, this will do fine and if du happen to abuse it, it wont bankrupt u getting another one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Bristol
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Burlington CT | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Unbreakable. This cassette is strong. | | Weaknesses: | Several grams heavier than a POS XT cassette. | | Similar Products Used: | XT | | Bike Setup: | All top quality stuff | | Bottom Line: | The heck with XT cassettes.. I rode mine for less than a mile road test. It was noisy, and the chain clicked madly in all gears under cranking pressure. Tried a new shimano chain ( I use SRAM PC99 ) cause it was a cheap way to determine if my chain was worn out... NOPE.. CLICKY maddenly noisy. XT cassette seems crappy. Never had a problem with my LX, so I put it back on the bike, the hell with the weight saving, I would rather ride than break down in the woods. My next cassette, will be LX, unless SRAM can make a good 9 speed cassette by then. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter Spiro
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, Canada
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | Really long wearing and good shifting. I have used one set on my winter bike for 5 years, with salt and slush hitting it all the time. Started to skip, and I thoughth I had to replace it. I replaced the chain and cassette, and it still skipped. Then I discovered it was the middle chainring that was worn. I replaced the chainring, put the old cassette back on (yes, with the new chain) and it runs perfectly, no skipping. | | Weaknesses: | A bit heavy, about 300 grams. | | Bottom Line: | A very good product for the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big Al
a Weekend Warrior
from NYC
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Cheap, strong..... | | Weaknesses: | heavy | | Similar Products Used: | XT | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpjumper, Z2 bam, XT and XTR build.
Kujo DH, Raceface cranks | | Bottom Line: | I think, for the money, you can't do better. IT is extremely cheap (aprox $20-30), and quite strong. If you are weight contious, get the XT, it is quite similar, except it is drilled out to save weight. I feel the XTR or over the top with money, and from what i've seen, they wear out. So in end, i would suggest the lx for extreme riders, or money contious riders. XT works just as well but weighs much less without sacrificing strength, and the XTR sacrifices a lot of strength for the weigh contious. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Guy
a Cross Country Rider
from Urbana
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | porcupine rim | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Cheap, lasts pretty long | | Weaknesses: | Heavy as hell | | Similar Products Used: | XT | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F1000, XTR shifters, XTR rear der, XTR brakes and levers, Race Face crank w/ rings, some more XTR | | Bottom Line: | Pretty good for the money, but go with an XT and take off plenty of rotating weight. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rod
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary Canada
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Bike Setup: | 99 Cdale Super V 900 | | Bottom Line: | Works gret have had no problems with it. For the money its the best way to go. I think I could loose a few 1000's of grams of my body before I would change it to xt. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick Fenton
a Racer
from Clinton CT
Date Reviewed: August 4, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
the little one in my back yard | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
REALLY INEXPENSIVE*****
GREAT*****
W0RKS JUST AS WELL AS XT***** | | Weaknesses: |
It'ss kind of heavy but good price! | | Similar Products Used: |
Just upgraded to XT/XTR | | Bike Setup: |
K21000 XT/XTR | | Bottom Line: | I loved it, it's cheap and workes great but it likes to suck mud way down inbetween the rings and it's heavy but Xt is lighter but way! more expensive. If your wondering about getting this casset do so unless your a cross country racer and your bike allredy weighs alot,*****Bottom Line Buy It Unless You Race******* I give it a 4 because it's a little heavy | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ted
a Cross-Country Rider
from miami beach
Date Reviewed: July 26, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Oleta State Park | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Strong. Cheap. 20 dollar cheap. | | Weaknesses: |
A tad bit heavy | | Bike Setup: |
FSR comp with Judy | | Bottom Line: | Is a hundred grams going to make a difference? If it is...I'll pay the extra 40 for the XT, but so far so good. If anybody differs with me...e mail and tell me to get something better, but my bike isn't XTR'd out so I'm relatively happy with it. Bikes that cost 1400 dollars usually leave you broke and unable to pay 100 more for a damn hunk of alloy!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Abe Taylor
a Downhiller
from Auburn Cali.
Date Reviewed: May 24, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
downhill ones | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Stuck around for a little while until it broke. | | Weaknesses: |
I didn't know that the teeth were supposed to come off with the chain. | | Bottom Line: | The sound of teeth breaking off of your cassete is a terrible one. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Buddy Benavides
a Downhiller
from Makati,Philippines
Date Reviewed: May 16, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
The FORT | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Its a good cogset, its light ,looks good and its very cheap!! | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
Acera, alivio,STXrc,Exage | | Bike Setup: |
Intenste M-1, Marzocchi Mr.T,LX Gruppo | | Bottom Line: | Its Good!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Cross-Country Rider
from Wisconsin
Date Reviewed: April 21, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
easy to keep clean | | Weaknesses: |
couldn't find any so far | | Similar Products Used: |
XT | | Bike Setup: |
stock Cannondale F900 | | Bottom Line: | i think for the money that the LX cassette is a better choice than the XT. I think that it is a good product for the money. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sherman
a weekend warrior
from British Columbia, Canada
Date Reviewed: December 31, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I got this cassette on my new bike. It is a pretty good cassette. Compared to the XT one you can feel the weight difference. I missed putting in a spacer in between the last 2 cogs and the main body. This caused my system to not shift very well. I put it in and it shifted perfectly. Good cassette for the money. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a cross-country rider
from Tennessee, USA
Date Reviewed: December 14, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This cassette reaffirms Shimano's ability to excel at mid-priced level stuff. It's fairly cheap and fairly durable. I've had mine for about 1 1/2 years and it's now starting to slip fairly often due to wear, but that's to be expected. It may not be as durable as XT (I don't know, but I'll tell you in a year or two as I'm about to get a new XT cassette) but for most riders, it's good enough. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stefan Eckardt
a cross-country rider
from Indiana
Date Reviewed: May 21, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I got this cassette along with a new set of wheels I ordered. So far, so good. It's not super light (but if I wanted light, I would have got XTR or titanium). The cassette is easy to clean and so far, I can't find any wear. Good product for beginner or 1st-year sport riders. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
x-scream
a weekend warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: April 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
it's durable and weighs a ton. it came stock on my bike and i haven't had any problems with it yet. it's a little hard to clean but oh well. it works and i like it but it weighs to much so only 3 big ones. Here's a bunch more words to make it fifty | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
richard King
a weekend warrior
from MY
Date Reviewed: February 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Excellent shifting , smooth - initially. Cept freewheel bearing probably bust now. Grinding noise when cycling under power. Couldn't figure it out initially, thought it could have been the BB, rear hub or chain. Stripped down one by one. ALl OK. Eventually removed the cassette, found the bearings are rough- cassette twitches and clicks irregularly when rotating. Less than 400 miles light riding. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stewmonk
a cross-country rider
from Lawton, Oklahoma
Date Reviewed: December 12, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This cassette works pretty good. I've had it for 6 months and so far no problems, although it is a little heavy. One thing I like about it is it is easy to clean up, all you have to do is wipe it down with a rag and it comes clean. I don't see any reason for getting an XT cassette, you pay a lot more for almost the same thing, just like with most Shimano stuff. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sacha
a weekend warrior
from Ottawa CANADA
Date Reviewed: December 7, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These cogs are not the best of the best and that's the truth! I wore mine
out in about 6 riding months or 1700 km
They are still pretty tough but they lack something!!
GET XT | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marcelo Iannini
a racer
from Brasilia, DF, B R A Z I L
Date Reviewed: October 2, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have an LX casseste cog 8speed 11-28 (only size available) for one year now. It's dependable, durable and works just fine. The only problem is that it looks ugly since my first 500 miles on it.
I would spend a little more ($15) for XT because it's almost 100 grams lighter and it's more beautiful.
I'll give four on the LX for their price. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter
a weekend warrior
from Hawaii
Date Reviewed: August 22, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have an LX cogset on my bike and it's had no problems. It's plated (or stainless?) so it never rusts like
the HG 50 cogs I had before. It was oly $25.00 from Nashbar, and I see no need for getting the XT, unless
you're into snob appeal. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
clint matthews
a weekend warrior
from atlanta, ga
Date Reviewed: July 22, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Lx is fine if you can get it in the right configuration. Go with a 13 X 32 from anybody's catalog and fear no hill. The LX standard of a 28 low don't cut it in the south. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kenny Danner
a
from Norman, Ok.
Date Reviewed: June 10, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I used the LX cog set on my bike and did not have any problems with it.
Shimano ususally does a good job on their products. If you are not looking
to spend more money on an XT cog set then I would go for the LX. They are
good and dependable.
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