Depends entirely on pedaling style, and other setup stuff. On flats, with a bias towards stomping on pedals or leaning on glutes, it's a subtle but significant improvement everywhere, and actually helps with some anti-squad characteristics on FS bikes.
If you pedal nice circles, are very much RPM-based, especially clipped in, then it's the epitome of a marginal difference, and in this case I'd say the HG+ chain retention is likely preferable.
For something like a singlespeed HT where you can't guarantee nice circles, then I'd say look into it. If you're a bit of a hack when pedaling, it can make sense all the way up to an all-mountain FS rig
Feb. 2, 2021, 12:45 p.m. - Tehllama42
Depends entirely on pedaling style, and other setup stuff. On flats, with a bias towards stomping on pedals or leaning on glutes, it's a subtle but significant improvement everywhere, and actually helps with some anti-squad characteristics on FS bikes. If you pedal nice circles, are very much RPM-based, especially clipped in, then it's the epitome of a marginal difference, and in this case I'd say the HG+ chain retention is likely preferable. For something like a singlespeed HT where you can't guarantee nice circles, then I'd say look into it. If you're a bit of a hack when pedaling, it can make sense all the way up to an all-mountain FS rig