Flow-Rider
Burner
Chains that only last a few 100ks and cost the same amount as 2 tanks of fuel to get to the trails.
Observations of mountain biking from the past 30 years
- Thread starter Dozer
- Start date
Unsanctioned trails, why do people these days put up trail name signs including trail ratings. It is an illegal trail. Who gives a F if it is blue black or green, only that it is a rad trail. If you don’t have the skills to ride that is your problem and also your adventure.
Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
That lock pretty much everyone into one product because that's all you can mount on the frame? No thanks. And Shimano aren't exactly a fast moving company on these things.
From the engineering point of view it looks the goods. But I've never had a problem with Shimano, ever, and heard nothing but bad about SRAM.
Jabubu
let you google that for me
Not sure I understand what you mean here - I have a UDH hangar and a Deore drivetrain.
Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
Not UDH, T-Type, the one that goes both sides of the axle hole
Ackland
chats d'élevage
T type fits in the place of a udh.
You could rip the SRAM transmission off and fit a udh and Shimano
Jabubu
let you google that for me
Admittedly UDH was the long game for T-Type adoption but I don't think it's a licensed standard, anyone can work off it. But of course that would be embarrassing for Shimano.
So...
Oddjob
Merry fucking Xmas to you assholes
downunderdallas
Likes Bikes and Dirt
I never had 10s XTR or XX1 - compared to any previous system I have used incl 10 speed Shimano it's clearly better and it isn't even close.
Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
It was the t-type thing, wasn't it......
teK--
Eats Squid
Nah first point. Lycra definitely makes me faster.
Scotty T
Walks the walk
I'm 100% kool-aid on tubeless, dropper and 1x. I run 34/42 because CBF changing it, if I can't pedal it then it's too steep or I'm too weak or both.
Might get the Wolf Tooth thing and go 46 if I decide I want to ride super steep, or more lunges and Cossack squats.
I also drunk the kool-aid on the new geo big bike 29er but don't have the coin to go there. I think it's less important to quality and reliability of riding than the three I now can't live without.
Had a lovely high note rim ping last ride, snake bite for sure in the old days, just kept riding as we do now.
Might get the Wolf Tooth thing and go 46 if I decide I want to ride super steep, or more lunges and Cossack squats.
I also drunk the kool-aid on the new geo big bike 29er but don't have the coin to go there. I think it's less important to quality and reliability of riding than the three I now can't live without.
Had a lovely high note rim ping last ride, snake bite for sure in the old days, just kept riding as we do now.
Jabubu
let you google that for me
I'd die if I had that drivetrain combination!
The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
I've got 24/36 at one end and 42/11 at the other. THAT'S gear range for you, with a really juicy mid-range. 
Edit: That juicy mid-range comes courtesy of a 32T ring in the middle!
Edit: That juicy mid-range comes courtesy of a 32T ring in the middle!
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Calvin27
Eats Squid
Sram (not gonna lie, hate them) 10 speed was about the best groupset I've ever used. Add to this all their road/ mtb stuff was cross compatible and the 1:1 actuation thing was actually solid. Pity this was pre-1x and that they couldn't make a FD for the life of them!