ive got some friends that do and they love it. they have all had them for about a year and there in perfect condition. i would run one but i dont have that kind of money to drop on a cassette.
you will probably end up having to run a road derailer as well depending how small the cassette is. i've been running a durace cassette (12/25) w/ ultegra derailer for over a year and its been holding up fine.
You can run it with any 9 speed derailleur you want, but a short or medium cage derailleur would be optimal. Just make sure you don't get a 10-speed cassette.
I've got a dura-ace on my slalom bike and an ultegra on my dh, reliability is not an issue. The only cassettes Ive ever seen break are plastic s-rams and really cheap shimanos with huge low gears. You can run any old derailleur you want, but why wouldnt you want a short cage or road derailleur?
I have been running Ultegra on my DH bike all year. I held off on the Dura-ace for cost reasons.
I've come to love the tight gearing. It really bugs me to ride DH with a standard mountain cassette.
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