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I've got a Stumpjumper FSR Comp 2017 and it came with a SRAM XG-1150, 11-speed, 10-42t cassette. I'm looking to buy a spare so that when the existing cassette wears out I can replace it.
However looking at the prices they are £85+ !
Is there anything else that is compatible that is cheaper ??
Makes the running costs of this bike a lot less sustainable if I have to pay this much every time the drive train needs replacing.
Does anyone know what type of chain ring I need for the Stumpjumper FSR Comp 2017 as I can't seem to find out what it is that is compatible.
On my other bike I'm used to paying about £40 for a new cassette ( shimano wheel, 10 speed sunrace cassette)
Relax, they last forever. Work out quite good value really.
Relax, they last forever. Work out quite good value really.
If his ‘mechanic’ has anything to say about it, it’ll need replacing once a week.
for the rest of us, they are about 4 times more durable than shimano, but only twice the price
I’m looking to buy a spare so that when the existing cassette wears out I can replace it.
Don't do that! That's £85 that will just sit in your garage/shed until it's time to replace it. Better to have the money there to spend on anything you need, whenever you need it.
£85 is not expensive for a cassette.
SRAM GX cassettes do last a good while, they're the best value SRAM cassette - as they're light enough, and not mega expensive like X01 or X11.
Take that £85 and spend 10% of it on a chain checker. When the chain is worn over 0.5, but not quite 0.75, replace the chain. Keep doing that and you'll extend the life of your whole drivetrain.
This: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/park-tool-chain-wear-indicator-cc3-2/rp-prod5784
Yep 4000km on mine before it hit the spares box when I got a new bike Its really other worth worrying about
The XG 1150 is all steel. As above, it’s the toughest and longest lasting 11spd cassette there is without being the heaviest by some way. It’s the cheapest option I’m aware of that fits the XD driver.
Keeping your drivetrain clean and leaving the chainline where SRAM designed it to be not where someone else ‘who knows things’ thinks it should be is important to a long and happy life for it.
If tom is alluding to what I think he is and my memory serves correctly, I hope you have found an honest cycle mechanic at last. This cassette shouldn’t need changing for some time unless the drivetrain around it is incorrectly set up and maintained.
I'm not sure how many miles my chains would last before they get to nearly 0.75 on a chain checker. It is something I'm going to start monitoring.
I'm on the second chain on this cassette now and I made the mistake of not changing it soon enough, because I didn't bother checking for a few months. Now it is at 0.1 so there's no point anymore. I am not sure how much longer this cassette will last but its still working.
How many kilometers are people getting out of SRAM XG-1150's and how many chains per cassette ?
BTW can people start talking about my mechanic (even when it's got nothing to do with him) it's getting very boring. If this continues I'm going to create a new username/account.
I just found myself in the same position, Spesh Enduro replaced the cassette, chain, chain ring and jockey wheels after 13 months of constant, hard use in all weather and occasionally not the best cleaning routine.
I was shocked at the cost of the cassette and have now said to myself I'll replace the chain every 6 months or 0.5 which ever comes first. The GX chain is only £10 online, for now I've started with the X01 chain though which was £15 to see if I can notice a difference but also for its corrosion resistant properties.
I also found it difficult to find a raceface DM chain ring which was in stock and not £50! Have ended up taking a punt on a superstar one with a code for £23! Looks nice and went on well, no rides yet on it yet.
BTW can people start talking about my mechanic (even when it’s got nothing to do with him) it’s getting very boring. If this continues I’m going to create a new username/account.
we will as long as you keep calling him a mechanic, and we’ll still know it’s you.
£85 is cheap, and they last forever as mentioned above. Take a look at what you could pay for a higher spec SRAM cassette. You’ll soon realise this one is a bargain
BTW can people start talking about my mechanic (even when it’s got nothing to do with him) it’s getting very boring. If this continues I’m going to create a new username/account.
Apologies OP - but you have a history of posting the same question repeatedly and being selective in whether you bother to take advice. Moreover, you yourself have repeatedly commented about the cost of mountain biking, posting lists of component failures and the replacement costs involved when fitted by your local mechanic - not an official Specialized bike shop which would have given you some warranty recourse.
You also had an offer from a forum member to drop your bike off with them so that they could sort it out for you. Did you take them up on that offer?
Rant over, let's talk about that cassette.
£85 for a cassette isn't the greatest news (especially when an XT level cassette used to cost less than £40 if you shopped around), but compared with pretty much everything else eleven speed, it's quite reasonable. As others have said and thankfully (this time) you have taken onboard, a chain length checker will save you a few quid in the long run.
I'd still try to change the chain now, it'll probably shift fine and if it doesn't you can just pop the old one back on.
OK thanks for the info, I suppose I could live with it costing £85 if it lasts twice as long as the sunrace ones on my other bike. I'm going to monitor chain wear a lot more from now on, now that I realise how expensive these cassettes are.
On my other bike, it was £40 for a cassette and £20 for a chain, so measuring and changing the chain regularly wasn't as important.
They seem to last ages - I don't bother with changing chains at a certain point and jusu wait until the whole lot is shagged, which so far in my experience takes ages. A mate who was running XT seemed to be changing his an awful lot (although that was at shop recomendations).
On my other bike, it was £40 for a cassette and £20 for a chain, so measuring and changing the chain regularly wasn’t as important.
Your mixing up purchase price and cost, go through 2 cassettes and 4 chains in a year and it's cost you £160, go through 2 chains and 1 cassette and it's cost you £95 on the GX.
They seem to last ages – I don’t bother with changing chains at a certain point and jusu wait until the whole lot is shagged, which so far in my experience takes ages. A mate who was running XT seemed to be changing his an awful lot (although that was at shop recomendations
I've put the chain checker on my chain and it's just passed the 1% recently so it's got past the stage where I can replace the chain, but it's still shifting well with the existing chain. Not sure how much longer this will continue.
Your mixing up purchase price and cost, go through 2 cassettes and 4 chains in a year and it’s cost you £160, go through 2 chains and 1 cassette and it’s cost you £95 on the GX
Well that's good if it works out like that, and it also saves the hassle of ordering new stuff and changing cassettes as often.
I was shocked at the cost of the cassette and have now said to myself I’ll replace the chain every 6 months or 0.5 which ever comes first.
That'll cost you alot. Some brand new chains with no wear will record 0.5 or be near.
It hasn't taken many miles for me to get down to 0.75 wear, never mind 0.5, from what I can remember in the past year. Certainly less than 500 miles. But then we have had 8 & a half very muddy months in a row now, the worst run I've ever known.
As I said, try a new chain on it now.