1x10 without a chainguide

[Knuckles]

Looks intermaresting, 44t bitch cog with sram and shimano cages, light as fuck, all but the bitchie machined from a single billet of steel, standard gear increments up to 32t. May need to leverage both kidneys though......

Edit: Yup, 295€ for shimano cassette and cage, 285€ for SRAM cassette and cage. +10€ if you want a lock ring....

 

[No Skid Marks]

Looks intermaresting, 44t bitch cog with sram and shimano cages, light as fuck, all but the bitchie machined from a single billet of steel, standard gear increments up to 32t. May need to leverage both kidneys though......

Edit: Yup, 295€ for shimano cassette and cage, 285€ for SRAM cassette and cage. +10€ if you want a lock ring....

Looks great, but 44, who would need that and what mech would you use? I thought 42 was excessive at the cost of equal and closer gearing steps. On a winner being steel, would be cool if cheap.

 

[Knuckles]

Looks great, but 44, who would need that and what mech would you use? I thought 42 was excessive at the cost of equal and closer gearing steps. On a winner being steel, would be cool if cheap.

They make a cage, like the one up Rad, for both scram and shitmano, shitmano also needs a new b-link, hence the extra 10€. The make some niche shit, also have a 80 bcd NW ring, oval (they call them mellon) NW rings.

Crazy fucking Ukrainians, pair the cassette with a 28t ring and you could spin up the side of Ayers Rock....

 

[mitchy_]

ah, garbaruk.... i priced up a 50t melon NW ring for my CX bike.. was something like $250. i nearly shit myself.

 

[Knuckles]

ah, garbaruk.... i priced up a 50t melon NW ring for my CX bike.. was something like $250. i nearly shit myself.

Indeed, $500 for a cassette, I could replace my entire 1x10 drive train 3 times over for that. Including cranks.

 

[foxpuppet]

The new sram Gx looks like an ok price point for a dabble into 1x
For $302 you can get the Gx level cassette, derailleur and shifter.

 

[mapua]

1x10 Zee setup. Zee Shifter and Rear Mech, Raceface NW 32t Chain Ring, XT cassette and chain.

 

[doihoi]

Finally changed to 1x10.. running X0 rear derail, X9 shifter, and using the SRAM XSYNC chainring (LBS did have to file down a few areas of the chainring for it to fit)
Haven't had a chance to ride it yet but boy does it look bare around that area, also the first time owning a bike that doesn't have a left shifter (looks odd lol)

 

[Daisy]

what about 42t & 20t or 42t & 18t for more evenly spaced gearing

I'm looking at going 1x10, from current 3x10 (11-36) XT Deore setup & want 42t out back with 32t up front (Merida 120, 2011 model). I assume the current rear derailleur cage will be long.
Most people are removing the 15t & 17t cogs & replacing with 16t. I've read most of this thread & searched other forums but couldn't find an answer to this........

Is it possible to remove 17t & 19t cogs & replace with 18t ?
or
remove 19t & 21t cogs & replacing with 20t ?

I'm tight for cash so will long derailleur cage work ok ?

My goal is to smooth out the gear ratios, as can be seen from below.

 

[Boom King]

I'm looking at going 1x10, from current 3x10 (11-36) XT Deore setup & want 42t out back with 32t up front (Merida 120, 2011 model). I assume the current rear derailleur cage will be long.
Most people are removing the 15t & 17t cogs & replacing with 16t. I've read most of this thread & searched other forums but couldn't find an answer to this........

Is it possible to remove 17t & 19t cogs & replace with 18t ?
or
remove 19t & 21t cogs & replacing with 20t ?

I'm tight for cash so will long derailleur cage work ok ?

My goal is to smooth out the gear ratios, as can be seen from below.

Long derailleur will be fine. As for the cogs, it will depend on the cassette and availability of a single 18 or 20T cog.

 

[mitchy_]

Can get a shimano 18t on eBay, I looked into it. As you say the 18t gives a better set of ratios.

 

[Daisy]

so it's possible to pull each of the gears apart on the rear cassette CS-HG81-10 ?

 

[Boom King]

so it's possible to pull each of the gears apart on the rear cassette CS-HG81-10 ?

Pretty sure the three lowest gears on an SLX cassette are all on a carrier. Could be wrong though.

The others are all individual so you can do what you are wanting to.

 

[Boom King]

1x10 Zee setup. Zee Shifter and Rear Mech, Raceface NW 32t Chain Ring, XT cassette and chain.

You stole my setup. Except for my Fourriers NW.

 

[moorey]

You stole my setup. Except for my Fourriers NW.

Low act. Leaving you just a chainring. Wasn't your she'd locked?

 

[shirtz]

MTBR tech article to throw into the mix

http://reviews.mtbr.com/tech-1x10-narrow-wide-conversion-gearing-revealed-2

 

[mitchy_]

Also running 1x10 with Zee shifter and mech. I much preferred the SRAM setup it replaced, the shifter feels a hell of a lot nicer in my opinion.

 

[Knuckles]

Also running 1x10 with Zee shifter and mech. I much preferred the SRAM setup it replaced, the shifter feels a hell of a lot nicer in my opinion.

Zee is to XO as a body cavity search is to an happy ending..........but price though.

 

[Minlak]

Ok just got a new bike currently has 2 x 10 with what looks like a long caged deore rear derailleur that has a clutch. If I change to 1 x on the front to say a 30T or maybe a 32T the long cage doesn't create an issue except for ground clearance does it? Probably drop a link or 2 is all.

 

[Daisy]

Miche sprocket for shimano cassette 11-36 slx or xt

Has anyone changed a single sprocket on a shimano cassette with Miche brand ? (either slx or xt cassette)
I'm wanting to know how it shifts ?

I'm looking at ditching the 17t & 19t & replacing with Miche 18t (link below) when adding the 42t to smooth our gear ratios. (instead of ditching 15 & 17 to replace with 16)

http://en.hollandbikeshop.com/brand...sprocket-cassette/miche-sprocket-18t-shimano/