Vacationing in Whistler, this morning I went on a bike ride with my daughter on rental "valley bikes", i.e., entry-level Giant MTB-shaped objects with placebo suspension forks. In Whistler Village we happened upon the Crankworx Demo/Expo plaza, and the kind folks at the Giant tent let us borrow some fancy new genuine MTBs which we took to the nearby Lost Lake trails for a couple hours. My Giant Reign Advanced Enduro Shred Sled was festooned with the new Shimano XT M8000 gruppo including the 1x11 drivetrain shared by the Blug Hunq. The shifting and braking were superb. If you can live with the limited gear range, 1x11 is nice. For really steep climbs, however, 34x40 is not low enough for me. On my personal 650b MTB with SRAM 1x11, I typically use a 30 tooth chainring and a 10-42 cassette. The new XT cassette does come in an 11-42 flavor.
David G of San Diego > On Aug 7, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Check the BLUG for a floor demo Hunqapillar with a 1x11 drivetrain. I like > it! I might go ride it! > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe Sent from my iPhone > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
