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  • Started 5 years ago by Arellcat
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  1. Arellcat
    Moderator

    This is a long shot, I know, but does anyone have a Sram rear derailleur, medium cage, 9spd for sale? I've seen one or two on eBay but thought I'd ask here first. The torpedo won't take a long cage.

    It ate its original rear mech – the posh Sram X0 – at about 5000 miles. Its replacement, which I should've put on a shelf in a display case rather than install in the guts of the machine, broke today, in exactly the same way (the titanium main spring fractured) at almost exactly the same mileage. The X9 has a stainless steel spring.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  2. Roibeard
    Member

    Try Islabikes? Slightly left field, but I think they use SRAM mechs which aren't the usual long cage variety. Mind you, they might be short rather than medium cage...

    Robert

    Posted 5 years ago #

  3. LaidBack
    Member

    Will look at my derailleur shelf in basement. Most are long from memory.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  4. LaidBack
    Member

    Had a new SRAM X-7 9 speed but long cage.
    Also used X-5.

    Islabikes will not sell dealers anything - I tried them a while back for a short 150mm crankset.
    If you are existing Islabikes customer then maybe possible.
    Isla's mission is to keep dealers away from damaging their business / bottom line. (!)
    I have the new A to B mag with review of their lightweight non electric bike range for the older rider. Original idea of light weight low step through bikes with wide range gearing.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  5. acsimpson
    Member

    My brother tried to buy a replacement wheel when one of their Islabikes was pringled. They were very reluctant but eventually were persuaded to part with product on return for cash.
    Given their desire to see bikes reused it seems odd to be reluctant to provide spares.

    Frog bikes might be worth approaching too.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  6. chdot
    Admin

    “Given their desire to see bikes reused it seems odd to be reluctant to provide spares.”

    Had similar experience with them.

    I’m sure they haven’t geared up to have a spare parts service - but they could/should.

    Not just for their existing (and growing) customer base, but things like their small brake levers would probably be good sellers.

    No doubt they think availability might reduce complete bike sales.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  7. Arellcat
    Moderator

    Ask geary questions on BentRider, get several completely different, interesting, technically competent, but fundamentally unhelpful answers from people who didn't actually answer the questions I asked.

    Ask geary questions on CCE, get answers that make sense.

    Also used X-5.

    I ordered an X9 from eBay on Monday, but it didn't arrive by Saturday as expected, and I kind of want to be using the torpedo. It took a bit of doing, because Sram is thoroughly idiotic, but I stole the spring from my own X5 that is on my Sequoia, and put that into the original X0 from the torpedo, and did the swap this evening. The X5 spring is very noticeably lighter in feel (although I already knew it would be). It uses thinner gauge wire because it's aimed at unsponsored leisure-riding amateurs who don't have gnarly thumb muscles, and it's a bit rusty: it's done a couple of winters and it isn't stainless – but inside the torpedo there is no weather) so I'm hoping I don't get too many ghost shifts. If I do, I'll swap it for the X9.

    And since my Sequoia is thus dérailleurless, maybe I'll bung on my spare XT trigger and whatever Shimano mech I've got knocking around.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  8. Roibeard
    Member

    Interestingly I've had a very different experience with Islabikes - brilliant spares service, unexpected since they don't really advertise it.

    I've got rear mech (rare short cage and cheaper than elsewhere), grips, etc. I've kept our Islabikes for other families, servicing them when outgrown, then passing them on to the next.

    A really easy phone call, provide the model, pay, get the parts.

    Sorry to hear that this isn't the universal experience!

    Robert

    Posted 5 years ago #

  9. Snowy
    Member

    My son raced on an mtb Islabike for a while and due to his affinity for trees and scenery it consequently required a few significant spares, and I must say they were always very good to deal with, no issues.

    Posted 5 years ago #

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