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Old 02-06-11 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by horatio
Is it possible to "convert" a short cage RD to medium or long by swapping out the cages? And a follow-up question: if possible, where can one order the parts? Just curious, since I replaced a complete RD last week. Thanks.
I had a problem with a damaged SRAM cage and found that only inner sides of the cages were available and this exclusively in warranty cases.

Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
Otherwise, you can fabricate something yourself:
With basic tools I produced something that I hope is superior in terms of strength to the original SRAM cage:



On the left is my cage and on the right SRAM.
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