I have never been in the Linkglide 50t cog, to be honest, I actually have thoughts of cutting it off. 42t is way big enough to get an eeb up the steepest climbs.10 ratios is enough on an E bike and 43 teeth gets me up anything I need to climb.
Chain update, the XX1 11spd was fitted on the 24th Sept at 1800km, eeb now has 2638km and the chain went 0.75 yesterday with 810km and 19500vm on it. This was another cleaned and hotwaxed chain with Silca Secret wax. Only lasted 40 daysHave you measured your chain ?
One noise out of my drivetrain and I'm looking for issues. Cant believe these chains are getting fucked out so quickly.
The bike has 1800km on it, the GX chain lasted 500ish, the XX1 chain with a 11-42 cassette was good and the chain is now on my Spur, the Linkglide went on at 1000km and the chain is now rooted.
I've fitted an XX1 11spd chain to it now, will take it out for a test later. Cant do much about it anyway, I don't have anymore Linkglide chains yet... wasn't expecting it to be stretched so soon.
Just a little bit better than mine above with hot wax.Update on my LG500 chain. 900kms , 18,207vm.
Now 0.75 , shifting and sounding fine. It's got more life in it.
Yeah true. I have a spare on hand too.Just a little bit better than mine above with hot wax.
Once it goes over 0.75 is wearing the cassette. Cheap chain to replace at sub $40.
On non e bikes I have found that eventually after about 3 chains the cogs do wear so then i just chuck an old chain on it that doesnt slip and just ride it until it falls apart just like i would have done back in the bad old days..Just a little bit better than mine above with hot wax.
Once it goes over 0.75 is wearing the cassette. Cheap chain to replace at sub $40.
Barrel adjuster or re-clamp cable. New cable and outer makes for smooth shifting.i changed a chain for a friend and his had no way of changing into the biggest cog because the cable had stretched .
I have only changed 1 cassette on a normal bike ever, I dump chains between 0.5 and 0.75, the cassette on my roadie had 13,000km on it when I sold it.On non e bikes I have found that eventually after about 3 chains the cogs do wear so then i just chuck an old chain on it that doesnt slip and just ride it until it falls apart just like i would have done back in the bad old days..
Of course ,language here is not precise ,i was just saying that as an example of evidence that he never used the biggest ring, he told me he just upped the power when a hill got steep.Barrel adjuster or re-clamp cable. New cable and outer makes for smooth shifting.
I still have all my old chains in a box, actually overflowing recently, must be 70-100 in there. 9spd through to 12 and singlespeed monsters.you are very disciplined ,its easy to leave it a bit long if you have lots of bikes.
Is there no way to buy an HG freehub body for your rear wheel?I had 12 speed XT and just never felt that it stayed perfect for long and the range is completely unneeded for an emtb. I tried AXS and loved it, even on a shimano cassette, but the derailleur is pretty stuffed after a big crash last year. I was super keen to try linkglide since I heard about it but having a microspline rear wheel just screws me over.
Anyone have a way to get linkglide without replacing the rear wheel?
Yeah, replace the freehub for an HG. It's like a step back in time but the Linkglide cassette of mine is now on chain #3. I already chewed out a GX-12 and X0-11. They seem quite robust at their sleek 800g weightI had 12 speed XT and just never felt that it stayed perfect for long and the range is completely unneeded for an emtb. I tried AXS and loved it, even on a shimano cassette, but the derailleur is pretty stuffed after a big crash last year. I was super keen to try linkglide since I heard about it but having a microspline rear wheel just screws me over.
Anyone have a way to get linkglide without replacing the rear wheel?
Yep checked. It's a shimano one - Shimano MT510-B. Internet says no dice.Is there no way to buy an HG freehub body for your rear wheel?
Looks like you're rightYep checked. It's a shimano one - Shimano MT510-B. Internet says no dice.
Shimano hubs are shit anyway. Get a Hope or Funn hub.Yep checked. It's a shimano one - Shimano MT510-B. Internet says no dice.