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Pros & Cons
Pros
Easy to install, comes with the wavy washer and lock nut. Installation was easy (there are some excellent youtube videos and you need to buy a cassette locking tool as well as a chain whip).
Hyper glide cassettes have 2 small rivets on the rear, hardly noticeable. Hg shifts much smoother and the 11-34t is perfect for my needs. New to me derailleur and chain the bike shifts like butter.
It fit perfectly with derailler adjustments. Also, swapped out the original 38t middle chainring with a raceface 38t narrow wide ring and swapped the chain from an 8 to a 9 speed one. This install required no further derailleur adjustment.
While the new jamis renegade s1 is assigned all the long rides with long climbs, the fx stays close to home on fast, flatter circuits. Fx 8 speed to distraction free 1x riding. T cassette has extra 2 teeth on the lowest gear.
Cons
Poorly machined and assembled. Will not fit all the way onto hub. All of those freewheels easily match my other 8-speed cassettes, so the problem is definitely with this defective cassette.
Highlights
Quality
Strong and ut worked well on my electric bike
Among the various pleasures inherent in cycling, breathing new life into a tired old bike is high on the list.
Following were repeated attempts while clamped into the repair stand to induce outboard chain drop by dumping the gears as fast as i could.
Initial installation without the provided spacers exhibited chain rub on the ganopper while on the 11t rear sprocket.
Price
So, on went this $15 shimano sora 11-34 cassette.
At least the $40 11-40 experiment wasn't an expensive one.
Packaging/appearance
Off came the front shift cable, front derailleur, big ring, granny ring and 11-30 cassette.
Competitiveness
Tried an off-brand 11-40t, and found it very heavy, and shifted poorly, compared to this shimano.
I prefer sram pc-850/870 chains, as they seem to put less wear on the cassette.
Also, swapped out the original 38t middle chainring with a raceface 38t narrow wide ring and swapped the chain from an 8 to a 9 speed one.
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- This product had a total of 330 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 9 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The chain no longer skips when i pedal
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I normally get 3 chain replacements before having to replace this cassette
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I prefer sram pc850870 chains as they seem to put less wear on the cassette
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Youll notice shimano cassettes have 2 small rivets on the rear hardly noticeable
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you place the cassette on the hub without grinding them down smooth it wont sit flat
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This way youll only need to do it once not every cassette change
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