[Closed] Anyone gone ten speed yet?

I'm running 1 x 10. No reason why your set up won't work, just remember the Shimano 10sd chains must be fitted one way (writing on the outside).

I got 11 on my best road bike 🙄

I like the sound of it also. Reckon 1x10 with 11-36 would cover my needs. Been trying for a while, & can manage all but the steepest on 11-34.

Tried 3x10 at the w/e really didnt like it see the point TBH. also had a good ride on 2x10 and really liked it thats where I'll be going then!

I had a 10 speed in 1980

Got SRAM 2x10 here. Only 50 miles in so not going to say anything yet really.

If it makes sense to you then do it. If not 9speed is pretty much grand.

i have a few q's

if i were to go 10 speed, how would it compare to 27 gears? as in would i still have a relatively easy granny ring top cog type gear for if im really struggling up a hill at the end of a killer ride?? as in 1st gear?? how would that compare on 2x10?

also, i take it i would need, new chain, shifters, front mech, rear mech, cassette?

IMO there's no real advantage with those ring sizes, 22-36 is as good as useless. If you use something like the SRAM 26/39 it makes real sense IMO. I've been on XX all year, it's been good, but I always ran 2x9 anyway.

i assume 10 speed is more expensive than 9 speed for a comparative setup but roughly how much more? 20%?

how easy is it to convert to 2x9 on full xt inc. chainset? what exactly would i need?

dobo - i'd say there's not much difference. I've just paid £50 for XT cassette, and £90 for X9 rear mech. I don't think you can get that in 9spd significantly cheaper.

Didzy, you need rings of your choice and some short bolts for the outer ring. I found 28/40 great for XC stuff.

cheers njee- so what happens with the rings currently on - guessing they are not sufficient...

two new rings and im guessing i can still use the actual crank arms? how easy going is the lowest (easiest gear), mainly for deadly legs nearing the end of a ride? what for example would the lowest gear on 28/40 setup be like in comparison to the lowest (easiest) gear on 3x9?

cheers!

Didzy if you find that you use your smallest ring on the front quite a lot then I wouldn't go 28 / 40. Depending on where you ride and how your legs are perhaps condider 22 / 36. You'll keep your lowest gear and shouldn't find you spin out too much on the flats ... again depending where you live.

If you were going the way of 2x10 then 28 / 40 with a 36t rear would be good.

isn't a 10 speed cassette all about spending more time in the middle ring for better full suspension performance? With that in mind, if you're worrying about the upper and lower rings then maybe you're missing the point a bit.

cheers for the info - peaks mainly, very hilly very techy climbing, which i almost always certainly use middle cog anyways for the climbs....its just on the way back sometimes nearing the end of 30-40 mile epic the legs have gone slightly and require an easier option, sometimes not always to keep going.....that is the only time ill ever ever use granny ring.....anything a bit more local and hilly i still never use granny....

i think id prefer to try 2x9 first so i dont have to spend a fortune should i not like it?

I'm running 2x9 11/34 and 22/36 which I do need living in highland Scotland with long steep climbs.

Going 2x10 would allow bigger rings, but does anyone know what size granny would give the same bottom gear with an 11/36 cassette as I currently get with my 11/34?

22-36 is as good as useless. If you use something like the SRAM 26/39 it makes real sense IMO[*]

Yeah, makes sense to me.

Does anybody make a reasonably priced (OK, cheap!) 26/39 chainset or rings to fit an older chainset yet though? I'd be tempted by that if I didn't have a drawer full of bargain Deore 22/32/44 rings! 🙂

 

I've been running 2x10 for a couple of weeks and am starting to get used to it now. Initially it felt a bit like I nolonger had a middle ring. Essentially I think that I will spend most time in the new big ring, which has most of the range of the old middle ring, but a bunch of ratios previously only available in the old big ring. There is quite a step between the new big and small rings, which I have found means that when you use it you often find yourself using lower gears than you might previously have done, on the basis that most people tend to avoid the old granny except in extreme circumstances.

I certainly haven't found myself lacking gears, and the front shifting is so sweet that I have found myself changing gear on the front just for the hell of it.

I'm not sure I'd recommend replacing 3x9 with 2x10 just for the sake of it (or because a good deal came up like I did), but I don't think that anyone who changes will be disappointed.

Does anybody make a reasonably priced (OK, cheap!) 26/39 chainset or rings to fit an older chainset yet though? I'd be tempted by that if I didn't have a drawer full of bargain Deore 22/32/44 rings!

SRAM X.7s are around £140, so not 'cheap' yet! You could use TA rings on any chainset though.

does anyone know what size granny would give the same bottom gear with an 11/36 cassette as I currently get with my 11/34?

Well a 24/36 is technically slightly higher, but the point is, do you really use 22-34 all that often? If you do then 2x10 probably isn't for you. If you spend the vast majority of your time in the middle ring then something like 26/39 will give you more usable ratios for fewer shifts on the front, that being the point.

I'm going to go 1x10 when my current stuff wears out. Will a 10spd Sram chain work with a Shimano cassette? How about a DH style big tooth front ring?

Well a 24/36 is technically slightly higher, but the point is, do you really use 22-34 all that often? If you do then 2x10 probably isn't for you

It's pretty obvious that 24/36 is higher. Yes I do need a ratio as low as what 22f 34r gives me - and probably so would you if you lived up here. Don't get your point at all about 2x10 not being for me. With a 36r I would be able to go for bigger chainrings than my current 22/36, so won't spin out so early.

So, to reiterate, what would be the 2x10 standard ring size that would give me the same low ratio, but give me a higher ratio at the top end? Is it 26/39?

Yeah it'll be fine, on both counts.

njee I take it that was aimed at me?