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goldentouch

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up grade the V3
Jul 28^th, 2010, 9:22pm

I have the V3 and love it. I want to upgrade the shifters, derailers, and crankset. I was thinking about going with sram X0 parts. I was going to look on Ebay and when I got a good deal then pick up an item. I noticed that the rear derailer comes in 3 sizes. I think the V3 is a long. I can't find any information on it. I can get X9 parts a whole lot cheaper is the X0 a whole lot better I know they are a little lighter but I am not a speed demon and never will be. I have some X9 parts in the garage from a friend who upgraded his road bike.

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Re: up grade the V3
Reply #1 - Jul 28^th, 2010, 10:07pm

I'd suggest staying with the X9... If you were going for the lightest possible bike for racing purposes like the Xstream prototype was, the X0 would make sense -- but you've got a steel frame V3 with disc brakes! I've also heard a couple random comments about "aluminum screws that wear out" on the X0, but I can't verify that rumor. But I'm guessing the X9 will be somewhat hardier by comparison, without significant weight penalty. Save your bucks...

If you need specs for the derailleur, send an email to carlb@rans.com and tell him what you're dealing with.

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kingjason

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Re: up grade the V3
Reply #2 - Jul 29^th, 2010, 9:32am

It is a long cage. I will say that that is a new X7 and it made a huge improvement. I had bought a X9 on ebay and it was bad from the factory so watch the ebay thing. The low end trim screw was out of wack. He is right on the X9 stuff, way more bang for the buck and stronger. The X0 is just a little lighter but not as strong, and if you happen to go down on that side it will snap. The way I figured it I have lost 40,000 bucks in bike weight at 45 lbs so the ultra light stuff would not be the best bang for the buck. LOL

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goldentouch

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Re: up grade the V3
Reply #3 - Jul 29^th, 2010, 7:54pm

Thanks Jason I think I will just stick with the X9. Even if I had a 20 lb bike I don't have the engine to push it. I just want a bike that is nice and smooth.

Another question I see the specs on the differenct chains but what is the best chain and where do you order it. It appears most chain is just too short for my recumbent and I would have to piece it together.

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Re: up grade the V3
Reply #4 - Jul 29^th, 2010, 9:47pm

Terracycle cuts chain to length
http://www.terracycle.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=T&am p;Category_Code=chain
Hostel Shoppe has 11 and 14ft lengths
9 speed
http://www.hostelshoppe.com/cgi-bin/readitem.pl?Accessory=983898506
6/7/8
http://www.hostelshoppe.com/cgi-bin/readitem.pl?Accessory=983898526
Possibly others do too. Last chain I got for the hurricane was actually 3 951s from my lbs. Haven't had any problems with it or the 951 11ft chain I got from hostel before. I did really hose up the 991R that came with the bike when I got it.

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aikigreg Moderator recumbent ninja Posts: 3685	Re: up grade the V3 Reply #5 - Jul 29^th, 2010, 10:18pm pretty sure Dana at BentUp cycles has at least certain chains by the foot.
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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: up grade the V3 Reply #6 - Jul 29^th, 2010, 10:38pm RANS lists chain lengths in inches for the V3 as 124 for the standard frame, 134 for the XL... http://www.ransbikes.com/XSeam.htm
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Brad Bedell rbent member Posts: 158	Re: up grade the V3 Reply #7 - Aug 2^nd, 2010, 10:21pm I have x-9 trigger shifters and long cage derailleur here. They are low miles, I forget what I had them on, but I'm thinking they were on my Fuji for a short bit. I have no idea what they are worth, but would make a pretty decent deal on it.
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Re: up grade the V3
Reply #8 - Aug 3^rd, 2010, 5:44pm

Quote from Brad Bedell on Aug 2^nd, 2010, 10:21pm:

I have x-9 trigger shifters and long cage derailleur here. They are low miles, I forget what I had them on, but I'm thinking they were on my Fuji for a short bit. I have no idea what they are worth, but would make a pretty decent deal on it.

Brad, Dave Rothgeb might be interested in those -- he just bought the StratusXP from Thomas, and Thomas had put a 7-speed shifter and cassette on the bike for whatever reason - and Dave said he has lighter wheels and an XTR that he would probably put on it.

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goldentouch rbent member Posts: 143	Re: up grade the V3 Reply #9 - Aug 3^rd, 2010, 7:53pm Brad PM sent. I am still looking for shifters and derailer.
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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: up grade the V3 Reply #10 - Aug 3^rd, 2010, 8:35pm Are trigger shifters that useful of an idea on a V3 or StratusXP? Not sure if it's more or less convenient than twist shifters...
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Bud_Bent Moderator Posts: 3311	Re: up grade the V3 Reply #11 - Aug 3^rd, 2010, 9:03pm I love the triggers on my SXP.
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goldentouch rbent member Posts: 143	Re: up grade the V3 Reply #12 - Aug 3^rd, 2010, 9:30pm I have been using trigger shifters on all my bikes only the bents came with twist. I find I will twist and shift when I don't want too. All our police bikes have trigger shifters. We ordered 6 more S & W bikes for use in the downtown area.
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goldentouch rbent member Posts: 143	Re: up grade the V3 Reply #13 - Aug 4^th, 2010, 1:00pm I now have the rear derailer and trigger shifters for the upgrade. Brad fixed me up. I also have the crankset and BB. Now all I need is the chain and some spare time to change it all out. If it works out and I like the upgrade I will do the same for the SXP
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kingjason rbent member Posts: 306	Re: up grade the V3 Reply #14 - Aug 9^th, 2010, 7:22pm Did you see what Rans announced? LOL
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