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Hi all,
I know there's a few threads touching this, but old thread revivals never work...
At the moment, I run SRAM 1x10. N/W ring, X9 Type 2 rear mech, Force shifters, LH gutted.
I've had problems with the mechanical discs, so thinking of binning them and going hydro.
I was going to get CX1, but the price is huge compared to the Shimano RS685 (like £200ish more for SRAM!!!)
Thing is, I love the 1x10. I like the lack of rattles, weight saving, and the lack of clogged up front mechs.
If I go shimano, there's no 1x11 perfect solution, so it seems the end result is RS685 brifters and discs & 6800 rear mech
My questions are:
* does the LH shifter flap or rattle around if not in use?
* when they say you need medium cage for >28t sprockets, I presume that's under the assumption of a double chainset, and therefore short cage is fine, even for 11-32 or 34 or even 36 cassette?
* It looks like you can increase the spring tension - anyone bothering with that?
Thanks,
Leon
Short cage should be fine - Zee is short cage and does fine with 11-36.
yeah, me too. I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't work, but there could be odd geometry on a road mech or something...
Oh, from that perspective, that is a possibility if the angle of the mech would mean it clashes with the bigger sprockets...
>does the LH shifter flap or rattle around if not in use?
Nope.. not in the slightest
* when they say you need medium cage for >28t sprockets, I presume that's under the assumption of a double chainset, and therefore short cage is fine, even for 11-32 or 34 or even 36 cassette?
Not sure a short cage would be fine up to 36? I went 11-28 (38 up front) which gave me all the gears i needed for racing
* It looks like you can increase the spring tension - anyone bothering with that?
I tried but it appears you don't need to. ( i opened up my ultegra mech and there wasn't another spring setting)
I run 1x11 with ultegra and never dropped the chain once. this is 6 races in
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+ the rs685 hydros are amazing!!!
The short cage should cope with the capacity of a 36T but not sure the mech is designed to move through an arc that will clear a sprocket of that size. The Zee parallelogram is designed to swing the mech through a wider arc.
Doesn't Shimano MTB 10 speed have a different pull than Shimano Road 10s?
I don't think the Road 10s shifters will drive a Zee.
The Zee was just for comparison of cage length not to actually use.
I've been considering some of these for an upcoming 1x10 cx build
They do twin brake levers with a single shifter, and also do a hydraulic brake option. The video demonstrates them quite well.
Trickydisco - you're in Bristol, aren't you? Any chance we could meet and I could take a look at yours?
I love my CX1. Worth the extra...
I am indeed. Email in profile
1 X 11 no rattle at all from my l/h shifter. No clutch mech just a narrow wide front ring, its been perfecto. 40 tooth front and 28-11 rear block. Stans new tubeless Grail rims are the ti7s as well. RS685 with the new routed calipers.
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I put a 105 rear mech and RHS sti on with raceface ring because I really, really, really hate sram apex. 1x10 but it was cheap and gives me all the ratios I need.
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