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I can get trade price on Shimano, my thinking is that If i whip them off right away I'll be able to recoup some money on eBay as they're still new. And as I said I don't have any octalink tools. Any reason to get ZEE? Also why shortcage? If im running 1x10 surely I'll want all the range I can get?
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Also why shortcage? If im running 1x10 surely I'll want all the range I can get?
Short cage will handle the biggest sprockets just as well as a mid or long cage, the extra cage length is to take up the slack from the front changes, not to provide extra capacity at the back. Just make sure you get the wide ratio version of the short cage Zee, not the DH version.
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I can get trade price on Shimano, my thinking is that If i whip them off right away I'll be able to recoup some money on eBay as they're still new. And as I said I don't have any octalink tools. Any reason to get ZEE? Also why shortcage? If im running 1x10 surely I'll want all the range I can get?
You might get £40 for the cranks and BB. Maybe. I don't think they reuqire any special tools - doesn't a standard splined BB tool take the BB out and the rest is standard crank bolts and crank pullers.
Zee is usually cheaper than SLX and works the same, bit more bomb-proof. Shortgage because a shortcage mech has enough chain and sprocket capacity to handle 11-36.
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Howard
I'd keep the cranks, get a single ring and a short cage Zee shadow plus mech.
Run the deore cranks & BB into the ground then upgrade to SLX.
Nothing wrong with Shimano octalink. It formed part of the original hollowtech.