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04-29-12, 06:54 PM
Hi everyone,
I was hoping you guys could help me out. I managed to find a 2008 Jamis Aurora Elite for 300 on CL, and one of the things I might want to change about it is the fact that it's a 10-speed and not a 9-speed. I currently ride a VO Rando that's 8 speed with bar ends and the chain and cassette are going strong after 2600+ miles.
Would "downgrading" to 9 speed make it cheaper to maintain my Aurora? Or has chain/cassette tech improved to the point that it doesn't matter anymore? Also, would I be able to get away with changing the chain and the cassette to 9 speed or would my 10-speed Shimano 105 brifters be incompatible? Clearly, replacing the brifters would cost a lot and probably cancel out the savings of having to replace the chain/cassette more often.
I was hoping you guys could help me out. I managed to find a 2008 Jamis Aurora Elite for 300 on CL, and one of the things I might want to change about it is the fact that it's a 10-speed and not a 9-speed. I currently ride a VO Rando that's 8 speed with bar ends and the chain and cassette are going strong after 2600+ miles.
Would "downgrading" to 9 speed make it cheaper to maintain my Aurora? Or has chain/cassette tech improved to the point that it doesn't matter anymore? Also, would I be able to get away with changing the chain and the cassette to 9 speed or would my 10-speed Shimano 105 brifters be incompatible? Clearly, replacing the brifters would cost a lot and probably cancel out the savings of having to replace the chain/cassette more often.