FondTF2 Posted July 31, 2020 Share General question to hubland. Has anyone converted their road bike to a 1x 11/12 speed. Am currently running Ultegra 8000 11 speed and am toying with the idea of converting to a 1X11. Looking to replace current chainrings on the crank with a single oval ring. Want to know if anyone else has gone this route and what are the pros/cons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradwentzel Posted July 31, 2020 Share Do you have a road link? https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/products/roadlink-dm Rest is pretty straightforward barring the gear spacing jumps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyTrailRider Posted July 31, 2020 Share I went from a Shimano 105 2x11 (running a 11-36 cassette with compact chainrings) to 1x by replacing the crankset with a GRX 40t one. In my case I also swopped to a GRX 812 derailleur with an all-important clutch, you’ll likely need a chainguide if you’re keeping your standard derailleur. It works really well, although I’ll probably swop the cassette for a 11-42 soon. FondTF2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Cycles Posted July 31, 2020 Share I'm just waiting for my frame so that I can start my 1x roadie build. Chose etap 11 Speed with a 9-34T cassette from E-Thirteen with a 44T chainring upfront to give me roughly the same range as 52/36 11-28T. FondTF2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin PJ Posted July 31, 2020 Share Did a bike 1×10 for my son. Used a 9 speed XT derailleur, 54 narrow wide in front and 36-11 in the back. Had to use a chain guide too, chain kept dropping despite narrow wide and MTB derailleur. Works perfect now, but was a lot of trial and error. I would think a clutch derailleur compatible for 11 or 12 road bike is a must for your project, maybe a chain guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin PJ Posted July 31, 2020 Share The derailleur was medium cage, so had to use a derailleur extender link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Crispy Posted July 31, 2020 Share I went from a Shimano 105 2x11 (running a 11-36 cassette with compact chainrings) to 1x by replacing the crankset with a GRX 40t one. In my case I also swopped to a GRX 812 derailleur with an all-important clutch, you’ll likely need a chainguide if you’re keeping your standard derailleur. It works really well, although I’ll probably swop the cassette for a 11-42 soon. Where did you get the grx from? I also want a crank and rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FondTF2 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Thanks for the feedback. Currently have a Long Cage RD as run 11-32. Looking to go with a 44 on the front so as has been said trial and error and lets see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyTrailRider Posted August 6, 2020 Share Where did you get the grx from? I also want a crank and rdEvobikes ordered it for me, took about a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomR Posted August 6, 2020 Share General question to hubland. Has anyone converted their road bike to a 1x 11/12 speed. Am currently running Ultegra 8000 11 speed and am toying with the idea of converting to a 1X11. Looking to replace current chainrings on the crank with a single oval ring. Want to know if anyone else has gone this route and what are the pros/cons.Yes, I have done this. On two road bikes. I actually have an oval Wolftooth 1 x chainring that's specific for the Ultegra 8000 crank. I also have an Ultegra RX derailleur. Send me an PM if you're interested. I have quite a bit of experience with these kinds of conversions. FondTF2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CScriba Posted August 6, 2020 Share Ive done a 1x sram setup for my road bike. 50 tooth up front, 11speed Sram 1x rear deraileur with clutch and a 11-36 cassette works wonders. Sram cassettes also have a good distribution of gears, shimano cassette jumps between gears feel somewhat uncomfortable. Works great, havent missed the front derailleur ... Especially while watching others struggle with front shifts???? FondTF2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FondTF2 Posted August 26, 2020 Share The end result: Oval 38T front, existing 11-32 rear. Martin PJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeffer Posted August 26, 2020 Share Seems appropriate ask: Would a XT 10 speed derailleur work on a 105 10 speed setup in place of the 105 derailleur? So is the pull of the STI same for both derailleurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted August 26, 2020 Share Seems appropriate ask: Would a XT 10 speed derailleur work on a 105 10 speed setup in place of the 105 derailleur? So is the pull of the STI same for both derailleursNo, a 9sp Shimano MTB (any, SLX, XT, XTR, DEORE) will work though shaper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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