@ozzybmx raising the bar on sneaking it past the wife to unattainable heights, mailing his purchases directly to the holiday home......
Good idea ! yeah OTE is getting it in for me, I dont even have a post box up there as it country pick up from the PO.
I'm happy with my oval, I went from 32T round to 32T oval but you've gone another step down so I suspect the effects will be far more noticeable!
There is a Youtube channel out of Toronto called LoveMBT. This guy often mixes and matches Sram and Shimano parts and speeds to great effect. Most of this stuff will work together despite the finger wagging by the various marketing departments. ( I think he likes sticking it up marketers) I run mostly Shimano drive trains but use XO1 chains. Hand in glove, as you say.My eeb 12spd GX cassette is absolutely farked at 1000km, was jumping 2 rides ago, then jumping on every effort on the last ride.
Still waiting on the proprietary Ibis HG to fit my 11spd XT Linkglide. Might already be here in Melrose and I'll pick it up next week.
Was looking at other options like fitting a 27.5 wheel from another bike and decided to fit a used 11spd GX XD to the Ibis wheel and then transfer the Linkglide shifter, derailleur and chain over temporarily till I got the HG driver.
Fitted the 11spd cassette and just out of curiosity, ran the standard 12spd XT gears, with 12spd chain up and down through the range
WTF... it selected every gear like a glove, up and down... apart from the 12th cog, as it doesn't have one. Adjusted the limit screw in to stop it dropping into the spokes and took it for a blockie. No jumps, no shifting issues.
XT12 shifter and derailleur, SRAM 12spd chain and SRAM 11spd cassette. Am I the only one who didn't know this ?
Will maybe swap the part worn SRAM chain for the new XX1 chain and take it for another longer ride tomorrow night.
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I'm guessing you've done the usual checks of hanger alignment, derailleur bent check etc because that cassette doesn't look that bad?My eeb 12spd GX cassette is absolutely farked at 1000km, was jumping 2 rides ago, then jumping on every effort on the last ride.
Still waiting on the proprietary Ibis HG to fit my 11spd XT Linkglide. Might already be here in Melrose and I'll pick it up next week.
Was looking at other options like fitting a 27.5 wheel from another bike and decided to fit a used 11spd GX XD to the Ibis wheel and then transfer the Linkglide shifter, derailleur and chain over temporarily till I got the HG driver.
Fitted the 11spd cassette and just out of curiosity, ran the standard 12spd XT gears, with 12spd chain up and down through the range
WTF... it selected every gear like a glove, up and down... apart from the 12th cog, as it doesn't have one. Adjusted the limit screw in to stop it dropping into the spokes and took it for a blockie. No jumps, no shifting issues.
XT12 shifter and derailleur, SRAM 12spd chain and SRAM 11spd cassette. Am I the only one who didn't know this ?
Will maybe swap the part worn SRAM chain for the new XX1 chain and take it for another longer ride tomorrow night.
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Thats a pic of the 11spd GX fitted, the 12spd GX I took off looks fekked on cogs 3-7, got a flat edge on the drive side of the teeth and the chain moves freely back and forward.
Seems my super focusing with a squint isn’t cutting the mustard any longer…. I’m going to have to carry a set of reading glasses
Me too, 51 this year and have done well up until now without specs, feeling I'm going to need them very soon.I’m going to have to carry a set of reading glasses
I use a cheap pair of servo reading glasses (0.25 or 0.5?) and they make text a little sharper and nicer to read. I might need proper glasses by the time I'm 50 though!
My work supplies us with 1 pair of reading-safety a year up to $600. Can get transition lenses in there too easily.