Awesome! I will check out the Banshee review, I did read the SB104 piece but did not catch the drivetrain part.
I think we live in that same universe where there is some enjoyment in optimizing bike setup for it's use case. It is very fun to tinker.
What I am hoping to end up with is a way to get less gears/shifts on my setup. I really love the shimano rapid release shifter, I am currently on 12spd XT. I'm just looking into how I can optimize a cassette to get 3 clicks to go from lowest to highest gear which means 7 cogs DH style. Just getting the right 7 gears and making a spacer for to fit microspline would be nice (I do have machine shop access which helps).
I miss HG for the sheer number of available cassette combos as I could still maintain 1 climby-ish gear but I am happy with my current wheels. I suppose I could backdate the driver body or buy a second one easily (thanks DT). Hopefully I can get it right and maybe tweak front chainring to taste.
I really love this type of parts experimentation you do, it doesn't seem like any other site really has a tech editor(?) that talks about this stuff. Maybe there just aren't as many of us who sometimes daydream up weird tech stuff to try on their bike. I am sure the majority would say 'just ride your damn bike' but it's my hobby and I shall do what I want lol!
Dec. 15, 2021, 3:59 p.m. - doodersonmcbroseph
Awesome! I will check out the Banshee review, I did read the SB104 piece but did not catch the drivetrain part. I think we live in that same universe where there is some enjoyment in optimizing bike setup for it's use case. It is very fun to tinker. What I am hoping to end up with is a way to get less gears/shifts on my setup. I really love the shimano rapid release shifter, I am currently on 12spd XT. I'm just looking into how I can optimize a cassette to get 3 clicks to go from lowest to highest gear which means 7 cogs DH style. Just getting the right 7 gears and making a spacer for to fit microspline would be nice (I do have machine shop access which helps). I miss HG for the sheer number of available cassette combos as I could still maintain 1 climby-ish gear but I am happy with my current wheels. I suppose I could backdate the driver body or buy a second one easily (thanks DT). Hopefully I can get it right and maybe tweak front chainring to taste. I really love this type of parts experimentation you do, it doesn't seem like any other site really has a tech editor(?) that talks about this stuff. Maybe there just aren't as many of us who sometimes daydream up weird tech stuff to try on their bike. I am sure the majority would say 'just ride your damn bike' but it's my hobby and I shall do what I want lol!