I'm not in it for the platform. My old ass knees need the Crank Brothers float, and you can pick those guys up for about $30.
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Finally...wow what a ride too. Does everything better than my previous hardtail, especially climbing. Settled on shimano saint pedals, like those so far too. Attachment 334280
First ride with that giant 52 cassette yesterday. So nice to go from 30x42 1x11 to a 32x52, I can actually ride up hills again!
the one and only ride since i got it last friday where i took some jarring hits on decents and now lower back has been shot. might need to add a fork already.....can't think of anything else i did to put the pain in my back.
Here we go again...
Wife's new ride:
2020 Juliana Maverick (SC Hightower)
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Just cause she's not a dentist doesn't mean she can't be treated like one :cool:
Pike w/ Push ACS3
XTR drivetrain and brakes. Yes that's a 28x51.
Chris King/Santa Cruz Reserve wheelset
Chris King HS & BB
Raceface carbon cranks and bars
Thanks. I'm not likely to swap to 12-spd Shimano on this bike (not sure if it's possible to get a micro spline freehub for the Race Face Trace hub), but a wider range 11-spd for cheap sounds good.
There's a way to look that up instead of just guessing or whatever
https://productinfo.shimano.com/#/co...432&acid=C-434
All the 11s cassettes still listed as compatible with all the 11s shifters/derailleurs including new m5100 and they still fit on a 10s freehub.
Just bought a Camelbak Chase Vest. Loving it thus far. My hip pack always drove me crazy.
All you folks with 30+ tooth chainrings wanting lower gears - why not just downsize the chainring? Anti-squat worries? Need that 30x10 top end?
First thing I did when I got a 1x bike (with 10-42 cassette) was to swap out the 32 tooth chainring for a 26. I occasionally spin out the 26x10 but mostly just on the road where I don't really care how fast I'm going.
HG has 11t as the smallest. 96bcd chainring smallest is 30t. If you don’t have XD hub or direct mount chainring, it’s a little limiting, thus the large climbing cassettes.
Speaking of which, anybody have an 11-46t 11s HG cassette laying around? Doing some 50+ mile backcountry rides with 10k climbing and want a bailout gear.
Check out the gearing on the Deore 11-51 -- it's available online for $65-70ish if you look around. I'm pretty sure I'm going to grab one. I bet it weighs a decent chunk more than, say, an XT 11-46 -- but I think the cog spacing is much better.
https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/pro...-11-51t-silver
I’m on a five year old 27.5 trail bike with 32t and 11sp 11-46 and climb a lot. I wouldn’t mind a touch easier granny gear but I’d far rather gain more top end at this point. I’m spinning out on flat single track and bike paths. I can’t imagine a 28t or 26t in those situations.
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