What bike to buy (or should I even buy one)

[hansi06]

6 hours ago, ajnkzn said:

Agree 100% - I'm riding on Deore at the moment and it's flawless so SLX should be even better.

 

I'd say that (apart from weight) Deore is as just good as GX on the SRAM side...

 

 

Since I've now done a deep (and very dark😂) dive into mountain biking, I think a Shimano deore would be more than adequate and perfect for my use. I am leaning a bit to the merida big nine 500, as it is new, on the lower side of the budget, and local to me. However, it has a 2x11. Is it a deal breaker compared to a 1x12?

[ChrisF]

21 hours ago, hansi06 said:

Since I've now done a deep (and very dark😂) dive into mountain biking, I think a Shimano deore would be more than adequate and perfect for my use. I am leaning a bit to the merida big nine 500, as it is new, on the lower side of the budget, and local to me. However, it has a 2x11. Is it a deal breaker compared to a 1x12?

 

I had 1x12.

 

Now all our bikes are 1x11.

 

 

What do you loose !  The 10 tooth small gear, thus 10% top end speed.

 

What do you gain ?  A much more robust and cost effective system.

 

 

1x12 ... avoid the cheap stuff ....

 

 

Edit - 2x11 ... longer gear range, especially handy on gravel bikes.  Gives a nice granny gear for the climbing, and nice top end speed.  Less common on MTB's at the moment.

Edited 5 hours ago by ChrisF

[Frosty]

22 hours ago, hansi06 said:

However, it has a 2x11. Is it a deal breaker compared to a 1x12?

One of the big differences is that with 2x11 you have a smaller change in cadence (at the same effort level) when shifting gears, compared to the 1x12. 

There are some overlapping gear ratios (front chain ring divided by rear cog) due to the nature of having 22 difference gear options (2x11). 

I prefer the 2x even though there are less components to manage on the 1x system.

Edited 4 hours ago by Frosty

[Ruben101]

21 hours ago, hansi06 said:

Since I've now done a deep (and very dark😂) dive into mountain biking, I think a Shimano deore would be more than adequate and perfect for my use. I am leaning a bit to the merida big nine 500, as it is new, on the lower side of the budget, and local to me. However, it has a 2x11. Is it a deal breaker compared to a 1x12?

It is not a deal breaker at all. You can always change that setup to a 1x11 with most of the existing components.

Plus- the specs says a deore rear derailleur, but I have seen a few closer up picks from these bikes actually coming out with a Shimano Deore XT derailleur

[ChrisF]

One thing to note about Shimano.

 

 

These derailures use a clutch.  Small maintenance item.

 

Takes me about 3 or 4 minutes to service.

 

 

Still a Shimano fan boy 👍👍