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1. taka - Member

   Hi, I've just picked up a bike today currently running singlespeed and I'm looking at running it as a 1x9 or a 1x10 with a chain device but i can't work out wether i should get sram or shimano what is the difference apart from the make? and whats the benefit of getting that extra gear?

   tom

   Posted 6 months ago #
2. baznav73 - Member

   Depends on you budget, in my expirence lower end sram not good on durability however XO and XX are awesome been running XO on a couple of bikes for years can't fault it, lower budget i would go with shimano deore/slx and workhorse xt all very reliable and far cheaper than XO.

   Posted 6 months ago #
3. njee20 - Member

   Personal preference. There is no right answer. I had XX last year and XTR this year and far prefer XTR.

   10 speed gives you more options for a wider range (11-36) cassette. If starting from scratch I'd definitely go 10 speed.

   Posted 6 months ago #

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