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I have just upgraded bikes, so now I feel I should stop running the old joggers as well. What is everyone's opinions on some decent shoes for mtb? Are the old etnies/dc's skate/bmx type sufficient or are there special shoes that I should look at?

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It’s about time for a bit of TLC on my bike and my rear cassette and chain rings need replacing… I am thinking of upgrading from a non descript shimano FC-M552, which has 42x32x24 to the SLX triple with 44x32x22. As such with the smaller inner chain-ring on the SLX would it be wise to move from a 11-36 Cassette (which I have now) to a 11-34?

I’ve so far never felt that I’ve ran out of gears on the hills, but I am unsure if a two “teeth” smaller on the front will make a lot of difference…

Based on nothing more than observation over the last few years I always seem to find it odd that some categories of bikes seem to naturally demand disproportionate prices compared to others.

Cast an eye over the classifieds here and in other areas of selling and you will see the same trend.

Downhill bikes, although generally the same value new tend to depreciate like lead balloons. A fair way up the ladder comes dual suspension trail and all mountain machines. Topped by road bikes that tend to lose the least amount of value over a similar period of time.

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