You may recall a few weeks ago my derailleur hanger sheared throwing the rear derailleur up into the wheel and causing me to do a quick trail bodge and single speed it all the way back to the car.
 |
| Derailleur tangled in wheel |
Thankfully the damage wasn't too bad, there is a slight bend in one of my spokes which I'll replace over time, however the cage of the X7 derailleur got bent. I was able to straighten it out back at home and make it functional. I had however been eyeing an upgrade for some time and this gave me the perfect excuse.
 |
| SRAM X9 rear derailleur, KMC Chain & new cable |
The X7 derailleur had been a good servant however wherever possible when something breaks I try to replace it with something at least a step up and there was only $10-15 difference between the X7 and X9 I went for the X9. With everything apart it made sense to install a new cable, I also sourced a new 10 speed chain.
 |
| The finished install in all its glory |
All is now well with the world and I'm ready to get back on the trails! I'll keep the updates coming as I get a feel for the performance of the X9.
0 comments:
Post a Comment