Anybody running xx1? How's it holding up?

I picked up a 30t Raceface Narrow / Wide ring the other day so I guess they are not far from shops. I'd say the chainline is an improvement (I've never been a fan of 50mm chainlines….). I only have an 'East Hastings' drive train (10sp with XT Clutch derailleur) but so far no dropped chains and a nice quiet drive train.

Picked up a Raceface NW for the Hardtail and the FS bike from Cove. $40 not many left. I'll admit I'm pleasantly surprised how well they work. A couple enduro races (Shore and Sumas) and a bunch of days smashing around. no dropped chain….even intentionally back pedalling over chunder, where typically I would alway pull the chain off with just an upper XC guide. Impressed!

Edit: Clutch derailleur on both bikes;-)

i have a 32t RaceFace NW and i,m using a none clutch X9 rear derailleur and i have dropped the chain a few times at Whistler and Bear a couple times , i did the Sumas race and never had a issue

so they are avaiable now, too bad i leave for holidays on saturday. would have been great to have them there already :/

they'll probably arrive than when i left, thx murphy…

not in all colors and Teeth counts last time i checked i had ordered a 30t in blk an all they had was it in green so i got a 32t they may have their stock built up as this was a few weeks back

Just rode a day of park on my XX1-equipped Chilcotin with a 28T front ring and the top gear (28-10) worked pretty great for me on A-Line and other "flow" trails.

However I made a little adjustment to the cable tension and then the thumb-paddle was feeling really stiff for some reason. So I fiddled with it some more and got the tension sorted out better, but when I'm shifting through the gears it ALWAYS shifts 2 gears at once except the top 2 rings. So I am getting 6 individual clicks each direction. WTF?

So am I goin to be stuck using the XX1 chain or will a KMC 10 spd or the new 11 spd road chains work?

As far as I know, 11spd chains all work. I've been using a Campagnolo Chorus chain on my XX1 set up w/o any issue

So am I goin to be stuck using the XX1 chain or will a KMC 10 spd or the new 11 spd road chains work?

Do I have to call RaceFace direct to get a ring off them or does a CDN distributor carry them yet?

Chromag should just make a 104BCD Narrow Wide ring already

Do I have to call RaceFace direct to get a ring off them or does a CDN distributor carry them yet?

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