I had the 11-42 in black, it didn't feel as nice as the XT I had before it, and it was a little noisy in second gear, but it wasn't that bad that I couldn't put up with it. The problem was it only lasted a smidge under 7 months, and I only average about 15km a week, and I always lube my chain and clean it regularly. Needless to say I'm not buying another sunrace product again, ever. And to be honest, I wouldn't recommend one to anybody. In my experience with sunrace I'd say don't even bother, there's a reason they're cheap, stop being a tight arse, and spend a little extra and get an XT, or an SLX.