[Closed] Shimano 1 x 11 rear mechs

I think there was an teview on the STW an 11-50 cassette. They tested with sram and shimano. Definitely worth a look.

Iirc SGS is only need for multiple front rings.

Sunrace recommend SGS with the 11-50 and that’s what I’ve been using with it for past year. The article mentioned above tested it with other mechs with varying success.

@blitz has it been a 100% success

I’m running 34t 11-46t sunrace and it works well, although sometimes I’d like one lower gear to really spin out on big climbs.

Yep, been great. Only issue I’ve had is that the cassette chewed through my freehub but that’s not really the fault of the cassette but the alu freehub.

I really like the range you get and it’s been reliable. Did some XC in the alps this summer and it really came into its own there, having the 50t option. It’s a really good balance of range, reliability, usability and replacement parts cost IMO.

I’ll be replacing with the same. Tried to do the chain recently but I’ve missed the window as it skipped on the cassette, so put the old one back on and now running the chain and cassette until they die and will get another 11-50.

For reference the rest of my set up is XT shifter, XT SGS mech, KMC chain and OneUp Narrow Wide front ring.

Cheers for info blitz. Did you have to fit a longer tension screw in the mech?

Wonder if I could fit a 36T up front at somepoint....

No need for longer screw or anything like a goat link.

Ok cheers.