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Planning on converting to 1x11 using one of these cassettes as I could run a 34 ring up front for a nice spread of gears and I'm wondering what's the best mech to fit?
Would a Shimano XT long cage work with a 50 tooth sprocket or would jiggery pokery be required?
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GS shimano XT should work as it has a 39T capacity but when I tried it on my Aeris with a fake goatlink (£2.99 ebay jobbie) it was getting to the 50T okay but was hitting the seatstay before the 11T. I wouldnt run a mech at it's capacity limit on a full susser so have gone Eagle GX on the Aeris now.
I would think a long cage SGS should work absolutely fine and probably a safer bet but you may need a goat link or one of the cages with a greater top jockey offset to make it work. It's only slightly bigger than the 46T that shimano sell so it should be fine and even a GS should work (technically) on a hard tail as it definitely does on a 46T.
@catfood I’ve been preparing Wil’s review for publication today. Just waiting on an answer and it’ll go live - hopefully tomorrow. He’s tested it with a few set ups so I think your question will be answered!
On an older full suss, (prophet), hmmm, may play safe and go 11-46 with a 32 up front on GS mech. 34 on an 11-50 would give me exactly the same spread of gears as I have now, which I know is all I'll ever need, which is why I'm hoping it'll work.
@stwhannah, just seen this, thanks, I'll have a look tomorrow, thanks for replies from others too, seems a bit of a minefield on the outer limits.
long cage for it to work.
SRAM mech and it'll work out of the box with no magic bodges.
I'm open to anything that works.
I’ve been running a sunrace 11-50 since last autumn. Using an XT SGS and it’s been flawless. No need for a goat link or anything.
Music to my ears blitz.
I stuck a NX long cage mech with one of these on my daughter's new whip (she insists i call it that, but she's 9) It works fine, just with a hint of entry level sram clunkiness.
If you want to use Shimano you can use a One Up shark cage on either an SLX or XT derailleur. Alternatively the Wokf Tooth make a similar cage, but it only fits XT. Wolf Tooth say the 11 speed goat link isn't recommended for a 50 tooth sprocket.
I think that Sunrace make a goat link type of adapter for use with Shimano derailleur sand their 11-50 cassette.
If you are starting from scratch, sram is probably the cheaper option.
Another running long cage XT with no extra bits and flawless on my soul 26 winter build 1x11. A sweet and simple upgrade for my setup.
The article on the home page about this is very interesting, thanks for the heads up stwhannah, reckons a Shimano medium cage is the best way to go with this cassette.
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<p dir="ltr">So no GX11 on the 11-50 cassette. Bummer I did not know that 6 montdm ago...</p>