Matt Vandart Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 I've finally started getting on with my Brisa frame and seeing as I like natural trials bestest, I have been thinking of putting gears on ma machine.Thing is Six or 9 speed?I'm thinking six.Rear mech? I've got a sora short cage I used to use but to be honest it's pretty heavy, and I have put alot of effort/money into loosing that.What other mechs are light+reliable?Seen the tryall one but that is a bit on the expensive side..........I don't really want to spend over £150 tops.Any suggestions?Thanks Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 6 at most, to be honest. Chances are you're going to end up using one or two max anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 You like natural yet want to use gears? To me that doesn't make sense. Natural means more edges of obstacles meaning more chance of hitting/knocking/breaking your mech. If I were you I'd seriously re-consider this mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 yeah, but, gears were a requirement in comps till recently, now it is optional. they are there for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted June 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Gears are good for getting between riding spots in a very large woods, by my house.Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Gibbs Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 I run gears on both hardtail and trials bike yeah there is extra weight and a bit of extra complexity but after riding a single speed jump bike for years its sooooo nice havin gears again! Makes a bike a bit more versitile in my opinion! But its your choice mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 yeah, but, gears were a requirement in comps till recently, now it is optional. they are there for a reason.Notice how none of the top comp riders really seem to run them any more? They're one more part to f**k up, you've got to mess around changing them (e.g. if you need to be in a different gear, gotta change the gear, do a little hop to kick the pedals to get it to change), not to mention not being able to get comfortable with knowing how your bike's going to feel in a certain situation. Even something as minor as changing crank length meant it took me a while to get used to riding at stuff again 'cos what my mind thought was a pedal-stroke's distance from something wasn't the same any more, so having to constantly be getting used to it would suck.If you want to have a 'getting around' gear you could just get a cassette, strip it down so you've got the smallest sprocket, then use some spacers to make a two-sprocket cassette? That way you've got the gear you're going to use normally (Which you'll find you will do if you run gears anyway), and then one to get around, but without the extra weight of a full cassette setup, or indeed hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Gibbs Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Unless your a weight weenie mate dont worry about it! If everyone was worried about rocks downhill racers wouldnt use gears either! Some times its nice to have a choice of ratios! If you want gears mate, run them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted June 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Notice how none of the top comp riders really seem to run them any more? They're one more part to f**k up, you've got to mess around changing them (e.g. if you need to be in a different gear, gotta change the gear, do a little hop to kick the pedals to get it to change), not to mention not being able to get comfortable with knowing how your bike's going to feel in a certain situation. Even something as minor as changing crank length meant it took me a while to get used to riding at stuff again 'cos what my mind thought was a pedal-stroke's distance from something wasn't the same any more, so having to constantly be getting used to it would suck.If you want to have a 'getting around' gear you could just get a cassette, strip it down so you've got the smallest sprocket, then use some spacers to make a two-sprocket cassette? That way you've got the gear you're going to use normally (Which you'll find you will do if you run gears anyway), and then one to get around, but without the extra weight of a full cassette setup, or indeed hassle.Might try this Idea.Any Ideas on good/reliable/light mechs?MAtt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Shimano Sora is all you need.Use an 8sp KMC kool chain. The trialtech one works just fine, from tartybikes.Use a compatible shifter, I used the SRAM rocket shifter from CRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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