nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted January 24, 2020 Share Lately I've been asked many questions by guys wanting to upgrade to 12-speed (either SRAM or Shimano) and realise there's a lot of confusion out there. I've just published an article on this topic - hopefully it'll shed some light on the subject. http://www.wheelbuilder.co.za/12-speed-mtb-upgrade/ splat, davidtinker, Spurs and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerriemtb Posted January 24, 2020 Share Thank you for the article. Clear and to the point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Albert Cycles Posted January 24, 2020 Share Thanks for this ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted January 24, 2020 Share Thank you Nick May be worth mentioning that many of the 11-speed options fit straight onto the older Shimano HG freebody. Think the widest range being the 11-50 Sunrace cassette. So not the max gear range as found in the 10-50 options, but a nice affordable option. Nick what is your experience with the e13 9-50 setup ? Is it as easy as replacing my GX cassette, maybe a slight adjustment of the B-screw and checking the limit settings ? On the tar sections I often want just a bit more top end .... nick_the_wheelbuilder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted January 25, 2020 Share Very clear. Hopefully this limits the questions.now to make it a sticky gerriemtb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted January 27, 2020 Share Thank you Nick May be worth mentioning that many of the 11-speed options fit straight onto the older Shimano HG freebody. Think the widest range being the 11-50 Sunrace cassette. So not the max gear range as found in the 10-50 options, but a nice affordable option. Nick what is your experience with the e13 9-50 setup ? Is it as easy as replacing my GX cassette, maybe a slight adjustment of the B-screw and checking the limit settings ? On the tar sections I often want just a bit more top end .... I have no experience with the e*13 except that they seem pricey, but are really well made. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted January 27, 2020 Share Thank you Nick May be worth mentioning that many of the 11-speed options fit straight onto the older Shimano HG freebody. Think the widest range being the 11-50 Sunrace cassette. So not the max gear range as found in the 10-50 options, but a nice affordable option. Nick what is your experience with the e13 9-50 setup ? Is it as easy as replacing my GX cassette, maybe a slight adjustment of the B-screw and checking the limit settings ? On the tar sections I often want just a bit more top end .... They are pretty well made, but pricey. Just a non-starter if you have Hope Pro 4 hubs as they need a little shim which turns fitting the cassette into a very fiddly, time consuming, and painful experience which results in a creaky cassette/free body interface. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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