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Current gen SRAM cassette shift quality
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 1:01 am
by morganb
Has SRAM improved the noise/shift quality for their current stuff? I haven't used a SRAM cassette since first gen Red and all of the ones I tried shifted terribly. I was thinking of going from 11-28 to 11-30 and they make seemingly the lightest option for those ratios, but if its going to shift slower/be noisey I'll just go Shimano.
Current gen SRAM cassette shift quality
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 1:01 am
by Weenie
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Re: Current gen SRAM cassette shift quality
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 1:55 am
by Chello
SRAM updated their Red cassette in 2012/2013 when 10 speed Red came out with the Yaw FD. At that point the cassette changed from open glide to x-glide and things improved quite a bit from both a shifting and noise perspective. If you haven't tried any of those cassettes they are quite good.
Re: Current gen SRAM cassette shift quality
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 2:22 am
by Mep
Big improvement going from the first gen Sram Red cassette to the version with elastomers in between rings, which is what I have now. Shifts cleaner and definitely quieter in my opinion.
Re: Current gen SRAM cassette shift quality
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 2:50 am
by MyM3Coupe
Don't buy SCAM if you want great shifting. Campy or Shimano only.
Re: Current gen SRAM cassette shift quality
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 4:06 am
by chiumomo
Mep wrote:Big improvement going from the first gen Sram Red cassette to the version with elastomers in between rings, which is what I have now. Shifts cleaner and definitely quieter in my opinion.
May I ask what chain are you using? My XG1190 is noticeably noiser than 6800 cassette on Shimano HG-901 chain, curious if it will it be quieter on different chain.
Re: Current gen SRAM cassette shift quality
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 4:13 am
by Johnny Rad
I'm a long-time happy KMC X10/11SL chain user.
Lighter and allegedly quieter than other chains on Red cassettes.
Re: RE: Re: Current gen SRAM cassette shift quality
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 1:57 pm
by Mep
chiumomo wrote:Mep wrote:Big improvement going from the first gen Sram Red cassette to the version with elastomers in between rings, which is what I have now. Shifts cleaner and definitely quieter in my opinion.
May I ask what chain are you using? My XG1190 is noticeably noiser than 6800 cassette on Shimano HG-901 chain, curious if it will it be quieter on different chain.
KMC x10SL. That said I had a Sram chain on before and they were probably equally quiet.
Re: RE: Re: Current gen SRAM cassette shift quality
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 1:57 pm
by Weenie
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Re: Current gen SRAM cassette shift quality
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 8:13 pm
by evan326
I just went from 105 cassette and chain to sram red cassette and kmc x11sl and they are much quieter and smoother shifting.