Cheers, I’ve been thinking of writing a follow up but I have nothing to report. The drivetrain has been faultless. I’ve been riding it with a friction shifter mostly but if anything that’s harder on drivetrains because of the bigger range shifts that are possible with just cranking a lever versus indexing through gears.
I’m sold on LinkGlide but I’d like an 11-42 or 45t cassette with a shorter cage rear derailleur.
I’d also really like to compare with M5130 Deore before making bold proclamations, but of what I’ve tried on 11-spd and 12-spd wide range drivetrains the M8130 is the one I’d spend my own money on.
I could be happy forever with a 28t oval ring and 11-36t XT cassette with a Zee derailleur and friction-thumby though, so what do I know!
Aug. 29, 2023, 10:43 a.m. - Andrew Major
Cheers, I’ve been thinking of writing a follow up but I have nothing to report. The drivetrain has been faultless. I’ve been riding it with a friction shifter mostly but if anything that’s harder on drivetrains because of the bigger range shifts that are possible with just cranking a lever versus indexing through gears. I’m sold on LinkGlide but I’d like an 11-42 or 45t cassette with a shorter cage rear derailleur. I’d also really like to compare with M5130 Deore before making bold proclamations, but of what I’ve tried on 11-spd and 12-spd wide range drivetrains the M8130 is the one I’d spend my own money on. I could be happy forever with a 28t oval ring and 11-36t XT cassette with a Zee derailleur and friction-thumby though, so what do I know!