This may be a job for the new Acera M-3020 RD! Russ (previously mentioned) has a great video where he tries it on a number of different setups and it seems to run 42T with aplomb.
On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 3:15:50 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > [image: greg_L_rig - 51 cog mullet from a custumer from Rivendell.webp > (26_).png] > > FWIW, I found this on one of the Grant's Blougs a while back. I had no > interest in going to a 51T cassette. However, I tried a SunRace 9-speed 46T > cassette with the same configuration. It worked, but I did not like the > cog spacing as much as my SunRace 9-speed 40T cassette, so I switched it > out. > > Any one want to buy a silver SunRace CM983 11-46T 9-speed cassette with > very low miles, less than 10 miles ? > > I am very comfortable with my set-up now with 34/20T upfront and 1-40T in > the back on my Clem Smith Jr. "L". > > Kim Hetzel > Yelm, WA. > On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 10:18:52 AM UTC-7 Stephanie A. wrote: > >> Thank you, Erik! I was hoping you or Jason Fuller would respond--I saw >> several posts where both of you mention running 1x11 with friction shifters >> but couldn't tell from the photos which RDs either of you were using. >> >> On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 12:43:17 PM UTC-4 Erik wrote: >> >>> [image: 442536AA-AA8E-4498-B992-2C9B82D91A03.jpeg]Hi Stephanie. I had >>> great success with a Shimano XT M772 (so called “shadow” model) with Silver >>> 2 and an 11-50 11spd cassette. I had to use a drop link (Wolf Tooth) but it >>> worked like a charm and easily shifted through all 11 cogs. >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 7:32:25 AM UTC-7 Stephanie A. wrote: >>> >>>> Hi everyone! I'm here, once again, to humbly seek out your advice. I've >>>> combed through the (many, many) results here on 1x11 drivetrains and still >>>> have two questions. I am using a silver2 shifter. >>>> >>>> 1. Has anyone been able to get a Shimano Altus/M310 to shift 11 speeds >>>> to a rear cog with 42t? I can get it to 37t but no farther. >>>> >>>> 2. If you have successfully used silver2 shifters with an 11-speed >>>> cassette and ≥42t cog, what derailleur did you use? Am I best off with the >>>> Shimano M8000? REI currently has a sale on Shimano Alivio M3100-SGS 9, >>>> Shimano Deore M5120-SGS 10/11, M4120-SGS 10/11. >>>> >>>> Signed, >>>> Stephanie, who chose parts to help her spouse turn the bike he has into >>>> a bike that he loves knowing that the OEM Altus likely wouldn't get to all >>>> 11 cogs on the new cassette (which, even with only 10 usable cogs gives >>>> him >>>> more options where he needed them than his previous setup) >>>> >>> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c65d8c00-7d63-447e-8896-0effac89ab4fn%40googlegroups.com.
