My Drug Dealer Can No Longer Get Shimano

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  1. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Now the F@ck what!?!?!
    My Arkansas hook up says he can no longer get Shimano! This will not do!
    Says he has access to Box, S-Ride, Sunrace, TRP, and SRAM.
    I’m rebuilding a Giant Talon for a local and he wants to convert his 2x9 to a 1x9 and add a dropper.

    I WAS going to use all SLX components. Now I’m not sure what I want to do. Wah!:facepalm:
     
  2. sir crashalot

    sir crashalot iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    laguna beach
    Name:
    gary fishman
    Current Bike:
    2018 banshee rune
    Any of those will work juuuust fine…
    Except Box
     
  3. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    I'm not seeing a problem here.
     
  4. bvader

    bvader iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    HB
    Name:
    Mr. Brown
    Find a new dealer! :)
     
  5. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Sram FTW
     
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  6. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    That's funny... You and I are the only two I know who have tried it, and we both say the same thing. :laugh: Really sucks, because I love the concept...

    Go SRAM, cough, cough... I want to love Shimano, I really do. But every time I try it, I either end up fiddling with clutches or completely destroying the inners of the cassettes...
     
  7. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    Shimano on the MTB. SRAM on the Gravel. Thousands of miles on each. No problems with either.
     
  8. Y-not

    Y-not Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Coarsegold
    Name:
    Steve
    Current Bike:
    Pivot Mach 6, Litespeed SS
    Nothing but Shimano for shifting and brakes. Raceface for the cranksets.
     
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  9. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    So what’s the equivalent in (barf… :gag:) SRAM to SLX? As you may have already assumed here… I’m pro-moting k-munication. :unsure:
     
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  10. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    GX

    Deore/NX
    SLX/GX
    XT/X01
    XTR/XX1
     
  11. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Crap! That was two letters in the alphabet. :gotnothing:
    I’m having short term memory loss, will a SRAM Cassette fit on a Shimano free hub?
     
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  12. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Most SRAM cassettes are XD... But they still make a lower end cassette for HG. It's on the heavy side, but it's made from steel and should last.

    Cheap SRAM 11 speed cassette
     
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  13. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    12 speed, no. And the chains are not interchangeable (sram teeth need sram chain)

    You can't mix modern Sram and Shimano. It's got to be all of one or the other.

    Trust me dude, modern Sram drivetrain stuff is freakin' awesome.
     
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  14. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    So here’s the dealio. It’s a budget build.
    Looks like Shimano only makes a 36t 9 speed cassette. The free hub is Shimano compatible. Heck! Even Sunrace makes a 50t 9 speed.

    I don’t want to change out the free hub on a no name hub.
    I find it is always easier to work on high end bikes than low and mid range bikes.
     
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  15. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Don't Microshift cassettes work with Shimano/SRAM derailleurs? They come in a wider range... and they're cheap.
     
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  16. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    So do a Sunrace 12/50 that will work with a normal Shimano HG freehub.

    Add in a KMC X.9 chain.

    Wolftooth chainring
     
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  17. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    You have that backwards.....Shimano needs Shimano chain.

    Sram is fine running Shimano, SRAM or KMC
     
  18. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
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  19. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Agree, That’s the direction I was thinking as well Sir.
     
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  20. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Thanks Ed! I have a few things from them in the past. Thanks for the reminder!
     
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  21. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    So why not go with the Sunrace with it's lower granny? I've used them and they work fine.
     
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  22. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    I yam! :thumbsup:
     
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  23. AKAKTM

    AKAKTM Well-Known Member

    Location:
    SCV
    Name:
    Tony A
    Have you been using Fadi as your source for Shimano?
     
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  24. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    Are you calling Fadi a drug dealer, Tony? ;)
     
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  25. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Yes and he no longer has a contract with Shimano. :(
     
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  26. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Yes. Fadi is my Mountain Bike Parts Drug Dealer.
     
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  27. doublewide

    doublewide iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    Mark
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Tallcan
  28. AKAKTM

    AKAKTM Well-Known Member

    Location:
    SCV
    Name:
    Tony A
    Wow. Is he out of Shimano all together or only not able to get what you want?


     
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  29. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Whichever one is less expensive (almost said "cheaper") is the one I'll use. So far Shimano is less expensive.

    And my fishing reel is a Shimano, so there's that.
     
  30. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Out all together, sounds like they burnt a bridge with him.
     
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