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So on the topic on 1x10, I recently bought the adventX groups from folks at Mtb direct.
First of all, the cassette is super light. Noticeably lighter than big 11 speed or 12 speed cassettes. The derailleur is so chunky that it looks like one of those 12 speed stuff today. Shifter is ok. Paddle is a bit short, but I’ll live with it.
Had a first ride on them today and I was pleasantly surprised how good it is. I’m instantly converted. It’s my first time riding such a massive cassette 48T, and I realised there and then how much I’ve missed out going 40T in the past. I’m climbing steep tracks effortlessly. Tech climb, no problem anymore. Shifting is not as light as say xtr, but it has a really positive feedback when u shift. I like that. You can’t go up multiple gears in 1 sweep, but that’s no biggie for me. Shifter paddle looks short, but I managed to angle and place it at a good spot such that i can reach the paddle easy enough without it getting in the way of my thumb when it’s not on the paddle. The clutch is a proper clutch keeping your chain tensioned. I’m running it with non narrow wide chainring (waiting for replacement narrow wide to arrive) and I didn’t get a single chain drop. Madness. No I don’t have chain guide
I’ll post some pictures once I’ve taken them - forgot to take some on today’s ride.
The only weird thing is that the website said the RD’s attachment is direct mount. I presume this means it’ll work on dm hanger, and I’ve used a dm hanger on it. For it to work though, I needed a longer b screw, which I happen to have. Strange...
First of all, the cassette is super light. Noticeably lighter than big 11 speed or 12 speed cassettes. The derailleur is so chunky that it looks like one of those 12 speed stuff today. Shifter is ok. Paddle is a bit short, but I’ll live with it.
Had a first ride on them today and I was pleasantly surprised how good it is. I’m instantly converted. It’s my first time riding such a massive cassette 48T, and I realised there and then how much I’ve missed out going 40T in the past. I’m climbing steep tracks effortlessly. Tech climb, no problem anymore. Shifting is not as light as say xtr, but it has a really positive feedback when u shift. I like that. You can’t go up multiple gears in 1 sweep, but that’s no biggie for me. Shifter paddle looks short, but I managed to angle and place it at a good spot such that i can reach the paddle easy enough without it getting in the way of my thumb when it’s not on the paddle. The clutch is a proper clutch keeping your chain tensioned. I’m running it with non narrow wide chainring (waiting for replacement narrow wide to arrive) and I didn’t get a single chain drop. Madness. No I don’t have chain guide
I’ll post some pictures once I’ve taken them - forgot to take some on today’s ride.
The only weird thing is that the website said the RD’s attachment is direct mount. I presume this means it’ll work on dm hanger, and I’ve used a dm hanger on it. For it to work though, I needed a longer b screw, which I happen to have. Strange...
