What Gearing do you guys run on your All Mountains
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I'm running 36 22 front dual and 34t cassette on my nomad.
Personally I don't think you need a triple on an AM bike. I am considering upgrading to 10 speed and going to a 36t cassette and a 34 or 36 front single ring.
It just depends how big the hills are where you ride, and how big your legs are!
Personally I don't think you need a triple on an AM bike. I am considering upgrading to 10 speed and going to a 36t cassette and a 34 or 36 front single ring.
It just depends how big the hills are where you ride, and how big your legs are!
digitalhippie
Likes Dirt
1x10 (33T chainring, 11-36 cassette). Some physical anguish involved at times, but overall very happy with it.
Keeping an ongoing 'review' I guess you'd call it of 1x10 at:
http://digitalhippie.net/1x10-mtb-drivetrain/
Keeping an ongoing 'review' I guess you'd call it of 1x10 at:
http://digitalhippie.net/1x10-mtb-drivetrain/
retroenduro
Likes Dirt
2x9 with a blackspire chain retention thingy
MrCove
South Shore Distribution
......my 'AM' bike is also my 'XC' bike, 'Trail' bike, etc
1x9
36t with 11-32 cassette (38t with a 11-34 cassette give you about the same low gear and a higher high gear)
sometimes gets a bit hard on tecky climbs but it's worth it for never loosing your chain or getting chainsuck etc
may go 1x10, using a 37t ring with a 11-36 cassette
bike ia a Spesh Enduro '09, 13kg
1x9
36t with 11-32 cassette (38t with a 11-34 cassette give you about the same low gear and a higher high gear)
sometimes gets a bit hard on tecky climbs but it's worth it for never loosing your chain or getting chainsuck etc
may go 1x10, using a 37t ring with a 11-36 cassette
bike ia a Spesh Enduro '09, 13kg
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Nerf Herder
Wheel size expert
2x9 ... 36/26T ... and have recently put on a roadie cassette 11/27 to see if closure ratio makes a difference on dirt.
36 for flat and down ... 26 for UP and fat days
36 for flat and down ... 26 for UP and fat days
petertronica
Likes Dirt
22/36/bash and 11-34.
Whilst I kinda like the idea of 1x10;
- I reckon you'll only save 200g max
- I hate having to get off and push.
- I use the small ring a fair bit on the really steep hills, especially after the second hour of riding..
- I never drop my chain (my pitch has a direct-mount derailleur, maybe this helps?)
Whilst I kinda like the idea of 1x10;
- I reckon you'll only save 200g max
- I hate having to get off and push.
- I use the small ring a fair bit on the really steep hills, especially after the second hour of riding..
- I never drop my chain (my pitch has a direct-mount derailleur, maybe this helps?)
Wiffle
Likes Dirt
bear in mind if you run a 36T middle ring you will only lose your highest 2-3 gears in the big ring. The extra clearance is well worth it IMHO.
Nerf Herder
Wheel size expert
I don't have this problem either ... and I have a standard setup.
digitalhippie
Likes Dirt
For me 1x10 isn't about getting off and pushing, nor is the small weight saving especially relevant even if it's a nice little bonus - I could save more weight (and rotating weight at that) by not running a 2.5 front. The extra clearance is a bigger plus I reckon.
With 1x10 need to match your setup to how you like to ride, where you ride. Not surprising you use the granny a fair bit when the lowest gear on the mid ring is 36T : 34T. I'd be hitting the granny too.
For me a 33T chain ring and 11-36 cassette works pretty well, and the more I ride it the better the whole thing works. For sure some days later in the ride it gets tough, if you had a granny you'd use it, but you don't and hey, funny thing is you usually get by anyway.
1x10 is a compromise like anything else, but even just for the simplified riding experience it's worth it IMO, that's what I really enjoy about it.