Saturday, June 13, 2009

Worn SRAM RED Cassette?


I'm afraid my Sram Red cassette is shot. At least, that's what the guys at the shop tell me. I had problems getting it into the smallest cog for a few months and just attributed it to worn cables or a simple limit screw adjustment. Considering I've only had this cassette for about a year, I was dumbfounded when I was told it is worn-out.

To be honest, I'm not willing to accept that the cassette is shot just yet. I cleaned it and examined the teeth and they seem to be in good order. I'll probably put this cassette on another wheel and see if it works.

1 comment:

Natalie said...

I've got a friend that got the SRAM Red gruppo & within a couple of months he started to notice all kinds of wear and pock marks from the dirt and sand in the metal. He did a little research online & found that it is becoming a problem for a lot of people, apparently due to inferior metal composition. So that may be what's going on with your cassette...