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So I don't want to be "that guy", but having to change almost 30% of your
brand new drivetrain -counting on the cassette bits and derailleur cage- only
to have 90% of SRAM's gearing seems pretty lame. And not even getting rid of
the backpedal issues speaks of a poorly designed transmission…
Seems like Shimano needs a couple more iterations on their 1x offerings to be
on par with SRAM. And I say this with a mixed transmission: I'm currently
running a X1 rear derailleur/GX shifter/Shimano XT M8000 11-42 cassette. The
backpedal issue isn't that pronounced as in a pure Shimano transmission. I
ride regularly with a friend who has a full XT M8000 transmission in his
hardtail, and he can't backpedal at all in the larger cogs, while I get maybe
a 50-50 chance of chain dropping from the larger cogs in my AM dula suspension
rig. I learned too late those XT (now renamed SLX) cassettes had their bigger
cog too far inboard, as the OneUp guys point below. So my next cassete would
either be a SRAM NX or a Sunrace MX8.
So, in a nutshell, why would anyone start with an expensive, poorly performing
transmission, and then throw even more money on aftermarket products just to
have an at most decent experience? I get SRAM might not be your cup of tea,
but BOX is coming up with a Shimano compatible rear derailleur which might be
worth lookig at.
Don't get me wrong, I thank OneUp for offering a viable solution, but for the
mother of Jeebus, Shimano, get your sh*t together before trying to catch up on
SRAM!
Oct. 21, 2016, 5:49 a.m. - Luix
#!markdown So I don't want to be "that guy", but having to change almost 30% of your brand new drivetrain -counting on the cassette bits and derailleur cage- only to have 90% of SRAM's gearing seems pretty lame. And not even getting rid of the backpedal issues speaks of a poorly designed transmission… Seems like Shimano needs a couple more iterations on their 1x offerings to be on par with SRAM. And I say this with a mixed transmission: I'm currently running a X1 rear derailleur/GX shifter/Shimano XT M8000 11-42 cassette. The backpedal issue isn't that pronounced as in a pure Shimano transmission. I ride regularly with a friend who has a full XT M8000 transmission in his hardtail, and he can't backpedal at all in the larger cogs, while I get maybe a 50-50 chance of chain dropping from the larger cogs in my AM dula suspension rig. I learned too late those XT (now renamed SLX) cassettes had their bigger cog too far inboard, as the OneUp guys point below. So my next cassete would either be a SRAM NX or a Sunrace MX8. So, in a nutshell, why would anyone start with an expensive, poorly performing transmission, and then throw even more money on aftermarket products just to have an at most decent experience? I get SRAM might not be your cup of tea, but BOX is coming up with a Shimano compatible rear derailleur which might be worth lookig at. Don't get me wrong, I thank OneUp for offering a viable solution, but for the mother of Jeebus, Shimano, get your sh*t together before trying to catch up on SRAM!