Is going 1x10 really worth it?!?

[MTBc]

if you're going with a 40 / 42t on the cassette with a medium cage XT, might want to consider a RAD cage - http://www.oneupcomponents.com/products/r-a-d-cage.

 

I'm using a long cage non-clutch XT and it works great (on 34t + 11-36+42)

[Meezo]

if you're going with a 40 / 42t on the cassette with a medium cage XT, might want to consider a RAD cage - http://www.oneupcomponents.com/products/r-a-d-cage.

 

I'm using a long cage non-clutch XT and it works great (on 34t + 11-36+42)

 

am but i've read mixed reviews.... some actually prefer the medium cage over the longer. i'll try and find where i read this!

 

still keen on getting the cage, seems cheaper on eBay though

[jimmy hardtail]

Been riding 1x9 for years now but upgraded to 1x10 with slx clutch derrailler , xt shifter and moove narrow wide 32 front ring. The shifting is great, no chain loss so far but the best part is the SILENCE!!!

[lefthecountry]

You read all the benefits in the comments here. If you want to give it a try for free just take off your shifter and set your front derailleur in the middle ring. It doesnt have the benefits of riding a 1x10 narrow-wide chainring, but it will give you an idea how the rides will feel like with only 1 chainring up front (wether you can make it and feel like you could do without the triple up front).

 

For me personally 1x9/1x10 is the way to go. The simpler the bike the better I like it and more i enjoy it (why i prefer my track bike over any road bike on flat roads).

Actually the perfect set up for me would probably even be a personally modified 1x7 drivetrain, made from a 1x10 set up, but with bigger intervals, but thats a whole other story.

[udxcob]

YES

[SCD]

I also can recommend the ONEUP RAD cage. Makes shifting on the extended XT cassette as crisp as you were used to.

Other tha that: yes OP, 1x10 is the way the go for many riding styles. Don't be out off by the very few exceptions. They don't apply to many.

[cadenceblur]

Where did you get the RAD cage?

Also, I read somewhere that one can use road 16 tooth sprocket? Is this correct?

[PoiZoNouZ]

Yes you can use the road sprocket. 

 

There was a guy in MBA action that wrote in a while ago and did it.

 

Also you need to make sure you have either a Sram X5, X7 or X9 cassette or Shimano XT and above. I had SLX and had to swop with a mate who had X5.

 

The SLX cassette does not split up correctly to work.

[usxorf]

The SLX cassette can work. Just needs a hacksaw as encouragement.

 

A 16T might not be worth the effort, I don't mind the gap.

[PoiZoNouZ]

Its worth it, shifts much smoother.

 

I would not bother hacking a SLX cassette, get a SRAM X5, cheap as chips.

[cadenceblur]

Have taken the plunge, waiting for the components, will probably be done by next week.

[SimpleDom]

It's hard to explain, or put your finger on it.... But if it suits your riding style, you'll know why 1x10 is awesome. It just feels right.

[cadenceblur]

I'll soon find out!

[RedMister]

Looking forward to the 1 x 10 conversion, should be completed next week.

 

For the past 2 months I've only been using my 32T chainring upfront so hoping it's gonna be a smooth transition.

 

Removing 15T and 17T at the back and adding 16T and 42T sprockets to my existing XT Cassette.

 

Question:

 

- Would the chain need to be lengthened? I'm using an XT clutch long cage rear derailer.

[Mopkop]

Looking forward to the 1 x 10 conversion, should be completed next week.

 

For the past 2 months I've only been using my 32T chainring upfront so hoping it's gonna be a smooth transition.

 

Removing 15T and 17T at the back and adding 16T and 42T sprockets to my existing XT Cassette.

 

Question:

 

- Would the chain need to be lengthened? I'm using an XT clutch long cage rear derailer.

I used the standard XT chain, think its 116 links and it works fine. Dont forget to fit a longer B-screw otherwise you wont be able to get onto the 42t.

 

Your derailleur will work fine. In no time you'll actually want to upgrade to atleast a 34t on the front cause that 42t on the rear is really a lekker granny to have. Ive got a 36t on the front and I've survived the K2C, Bottelary Hills and Groenlandberg..

 

All of the best, you'll soon all be converts!

[cadenceblur]

How easily attainable are the longer screws?