At that point wouldn't you want to just spend a hundred dollars more for a Rohloff? Just looking at the 1x12 SRAM prices, $420 for the cassette which is a quick wearing component seems steep. Even their driver body is almost $100 alone.
Rohloff would have more gears, weather sealing, and would last longer right? On Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 1:08:46 PM UTC-4, Hugh Smitham wrote: > > Hi Mike, > > I'm coming around to the merits of a 1xn drive. I believe on my custom > I'll be going with a 1x11, I'd love to go 1x12 but Sram is the only game in > town at the moment (and the price is prohibitive) if my memory serves me > and I sort of favor Shimano. Why? Just a preference. My custom won't be > ready till 2017 so Shimano has some time to get on the ball. > > You're Jones plus is indeed a sweet ride. I think Jeff has really figured > out a lot in terms of geometry and the truss fork looks so cool. > > ~Hugh > Los Angeles, CA > > On Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 8:44:25 PM UTC-7, Mike in WA wrote: >> >> >> I just got back from my first proper ride with the new 1X10 drivetrain on >> my Jones Plus and I can say it's the best improvement I've ever made to a >> bike. I was having major trouble with chain drops and poor shifting on my >> 2X9 setup so I converted to 1X10 using a Wolf Tooth 32t ring, XT clutch >> derailer, the new Sunrace 11-42 cassette, and a Microshift 10-speed thumb >> shifter to replace my Silver shifters. The psychic liberation of not having >> to even think about a front derailer, gear overlap and cross-chaining made >> shifting a breeze and helped me to be more present in the ride. Also helps >> that I wasn't having to stop, don a nitrile glove and curse at my FD! I >> found that I lost nothing that I needed on the high gear-inch end, and I >> still maintained my exact same low gear from before. >> >> My riding performance priorities are: 1) capable and easy to use mountain >> bike 2) reliable commuter 3) gravel/dirt bike with adequate gear range. >> This setup seems likely to nail all of those with aplomb, though I haven't >> had a chance to mountain bike with this rig yet. I expect that the ease and >> improved reliability of shifting will allow me to get better at climbing >> instead of just giving up when the god damn shifting doesn't work! If >> you're doing any riding other than road racing, I can't see how a double or >> triple chainring setup could be better. Front derailers are stupid and >> unnecessary, IMO. >> >> I feel a bit like an outsider who posts off-topic too much on this list >> since I've ditched all of my Rivendells, but I think this type of setup >> really accords with the values/goals of most of you lugged steel people >> have. I think a Hunqapillar, Clem/Clementine, Joe, or Sam would all be >> awesome with a 1X10 drivetrain. I felt like a bit of a traitor going to >> indexed shifting, but that also might be something worth considering. With >> the relatively large jumps on an 11-42 cassette, I found the indexing to be >> quite appropriately stepped and easy to use. It's kind of nice having that >> solid click working for you. This is coming from someone who rode friction >> or fixed gears for the past 10+ years. This new-fangled Dynasys 10-speed >> universe is actually quite nice, I promise. >> >> Here's the bike <http://imgur.com/h0rtZCh> >> >> Over and out. >> >> Mike in WA >> >> >> >> >> >> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
