Poor man's XX1 - max cog size and cage length

[rideit]

This is my next rig

[PeachesN'Cream]

[/QUOTE]

5x1 is the new XX1 is the new black.

[grinch]

square taper FTMFW

[beaterdit]

Tahoe right? I forgot to insult Tahoe. Let me come up with something.

Nah, that should read "Big Salty Lake", you know, the land of "paved dirt roads". Meh, I've never ridden outside of the bike park up there and could really care less what gearing anyone else is running.

[joetron]

Why sugar coat it? Ut and CO riding is paved dirt roads compared to what we have here uphill and downhill. If i was falling asleep on UT and CO "trails" i too could get by with that gearing

I know. I'd so much rather be spinning up shitty grades cut by mulleted loggers at walking pace, then skidding my way back down some fall line shit cut by mulleted freeriders. There's just not enough hike a bike around here for me.

[beaterdit]

^^^HA!

Gotta admit that General Lee does look nice. As well as having a bail out gear you can gain another top end gear by going to a bigger chainring. General Lee+Raceface N/W chainring and you've XX1 range and functionality for about $250. That's a lot better than $1K+ best case scenario.

I think the ideal for me would be 34X11-40. You could add a 32t chainring into the mix if you need it.

[rideit]

That's the direction I was trying to go with the eBay 38t, but I guess all of those are bending like pretzels. (Dude sent me back a warranty one, but not without griping)
Maybe with 2 action Tec versions, a 38 and a 40, but that would be spendy, too! (And high wear items)

[D(C)]

I asked the General Lee ebay seller about using the 42 with a med cage. He said the following:

"Hi

I didn't test it with a medium gage derraileur.

I think it has to do with providing the right tension when you ride the 11T cog"

So the potential issue is that the chain ends up too slack in the small cog if long enough to accommodate a 42. Does this sound like a legitimate concern? As I calculated before, there is less slack to take out with a 1x11-42 than with a 2x11-36. Though I guess with a 2x system, you don't use the small-small combos very often.

[rideit]

Run a 13/15

[LeeLau]

I know. I'd so much rather be spinning up shitty grades cut by mulleted loggers at walking pace, then skidding my way back down some fall line shit cut by mulleted freeriders. There's just not enough hike a bike around here for me.

That's what happens when you have real mountains and not glorified turd dumplings a million people fight over. I commend all utards for not committing suicide at the thought of the shittiness of their trails

[iscariot]

So this thread is way more entertaining than it's title would suggest.

[JTrue]

That's what happens when you have real mountains and not glorified turd dumplings a million people fight over. I commend all utards for not committing suicide at the thought of the shittiness of their trails

I think you got one of those glorified turds stuck up your ass, who made your their BITCH?

Of course I mean that in the most disrespectful way possible.

[joetron]

I laughed at turd dumplings

[Lindahl]

^^^HA!

Gotta admit that General Lee does look nice. As well as having a bail out gear you can gain another top end gear by going to a bigger chainring. General Lee+Raceface N/W chainring and you've XX1 range and functionality for about $250. That's a lot better than $1K+ best case scenario.

I think the ideal for me would be 34X11-40. You could add a 32t chainring into the mix if you need it.

40T chainrings are cheaper, especially when run as 1x9 11-40. Maybe not as pretty, but more dirtbag cred. Cost is under $100, and minimal sweat equity.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.ph...9#post10547269

Testing it out as soon as the chainring arrives. Will likely be running it at Enchiladafest.

[kevin267]

That's what happens when you have real mountains and not glorified turd dumplings a million people fight over. I commend all utards for not committing suicide at the thought of the shittiness of their trails

Lol, as if there's not millions of people on the trails in van/squam/whis either, skidding all the dirt off til there's just rocks and roots left.

on another note, I made the mistake of demoing a bike at crankworx (norco range with all 2014 rockshox/sram stuff on it) that was amazing and way way way out of my price range... xx1 is actually pretty neat, I had it with a 32 tooth ring and got most of the yummy climb no problem, not even in the lowest gear for the single track switchbacky part. i'm sure a 30 would be better for flank grunts and stuff.... I will keep using a front derailleur til i win the lotto I think

[beaterdit]

40T chainrings are cheaper, especially when run as 1x9 11-40. Maybe not as pretty, but more dirtbag cred. Cost is under $100, and minimal sweat equity.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.ph...9#post10547269

Testing it out as soon as the chainring arrives. Will likely be running it at Enchiladafest.

Neither of those big cogs have any support from a wider, larger diameter cassette body like the factory ones. The stainless one is known to bend. The Ti one would likely rip through your alloy freehub body. Either way you're looking at likely failure and of the component itself and possibly a lot of other stuff with it.

Good idea but I'm skeptical, and we're talking ten speed here anyway.

It's all hypothetical for me because I'm happy with my 32X11-36 ten speed right now.

[Lindahl]

Neither of those big cogs have any support from a wider, larger diameter cassette body like the factory ones. The stainless one is known to bend. The Ti one would likely rip through your alloy freehub body. Either way you're looking at likely failure and of the component itself and possibly a lot of other stuff with it.

Good idea but I'm skeptical, and we're talking ten speed here anyway.

It's all hypothetical for me because I'm happy with my 32X11-36 ten speed right now.

Look again at the last post. The final solution that looks the best uses a chainring bolted onto the last cog and avoids the support problem altogether.

[D(C)]

I found my solution:

[xyz]

This

and this

is my new setup.

[Roxtar]

Is there a US distributor for the general lee?

[D(C)]

Is there a US distributor for the general lee?

There doesn't seem to be. Any sources I've seen selling them are Euro-based.

[fatkidonabike]

mod deletion by Tye 1on.

racist crap isn't ok, nor are asshole aliases-

[marshalolson]

lee, you doing advertorial for the board of tourism now too?

either way, you are 50% correct...

[beaterdit]

Look again at the last post. The final solution that looks the best uses a chainring bolted onto the last cog and avoids the support problem altogether.

Sounds sketchy to me but by all means have at it.

[LeeLau]

mod deletion by Tye 1on.

racist crap isn't ok, nor are asshole aliases-

hey - i thought it was pretty funny actually. Especially the stuff about taking pictures all the time.