What is a good durable and light cassette alternative for an eagle drive train? Dropping over $200.00 for a GX or $385.00 for an XO1 seems tough if there are comparable and less expensive alternatives!
12 sp alternatives eagle cassettes
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What is a good durable and light cassette alternative for an eagle drive train? Dropping over $200.00 for a GX or $385.00 for an XO1 seems tough if there are comparable and less expensive alternatives!
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Light, Cheap, Durable. Choose any two.
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Agree, get the Sun Race. Good thing the 580g cassette is unsprung weight and you will barely ever notice it.
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This.
They last FOREVER if you maintain your chain properly.
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It's kind of crazy, I haven't replaced any of my 3 X01s yet. One is only a season old, but the other two are about 3-4 years. I'm pretty paranoid about changing my chains, but the life is pretty crazy. I'd get about 1 year out of an old 11-36 before it'd be wasted. I had a little teething issue with my oldest cassette a little over a year ago, the smallest gear had become a little hooked and the chain was catching on the hooks occasionally. Filed down a little and several chains later, no further issues. I've literally never gotten this much life out of cassettes.
Surely you jest. He'll need a new hub as well!!
The trick to long drive train life is the XX1 chain. Less chain wear =less drive train wear.
Get another GX cassette and a XX1 chain.
Get a X01 cassette xg1295 and a xx1 chain,
Or get a xx1 cassette and chain
Cheapest cassette that seems to last well enough is the kcnc 9-52.
But using the XX1 chain is important for longevity.
The Sunrace shifts poorly and wears out. When you use a XX1 chain on it it scuffs up quickly and add some dirt the chain scours the cassette. No win with that.
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I like the e*thirteen cassettes. They are lighter than GX and not nearly as costly as X0. I’ve been using an 12-speed with Shimano, and now using a 12-speed with SRAM Eagle on my newer bike. The 9-50 gives more range than SRAMs 10-50 which allows either a lower climbing gear without giving up top end.
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The 11s cassette was crap. Very short life. I don't know about the 12s cassette
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Thanks for all the replies . I've already purchased an XX1 chain but I'm going to give this here cassette a try and see if it is at least as good as XG. If it is I think it will be a good lighter/cheaper alternative. If it isn't, I'm gonna just spring for the XX1 given its famous durability. At $160.00 + tax it's not a bad deal if it works out. If anyone has any experience with these , please do chime in.
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The shifting is fine on the 11 speed. Durability had been fine. Granted it's on my "second" bike and doesn't see too much mileage, but with over 1000miles, and two chains there is no sign of appreciable wear.
I do like to keep my chain fairly fresh, though.
The 12-speed doesn't seem a smooth shifting, especially if there's still a little pedaling power. But this is my first SRAM set up in a decade. All my Shimano 10 & 11 speed bikes have been ok with a bit of load while shifting. Haven't ridden the Eagle with an SRAM cassette, so have no baseline to compare to.
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Recd my cassette today. Going to slap it on with my new xx1 chain and put it to the test. Fingers crossed it's a good one. It certainly is light!
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Recd my cassette today. Going to slap it on with my new xx1 chain and put it to the test. Fingers crossed it's a good one. It certainly is light!
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