Make Shimano Great Again!
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I just picked up the e13 12spd cassette on sale and will use that on my existing XD driver with XT 12spd shifter/ derailleur for a while.
When I kill the existing rim I’ll lace up a new Microspline hub - probably Hadley or Hope.
As far as quality smooth shifting goes, I think the pinnacle was Shimano 9 speed. I’d like a clutch / wide range version of that.
I don’t think aluminum cassettes will ever shift as well as full stainless steel teeth.
When I kill the existing rim I’ll lace up a new Microspline hub - probably Hadley or Hope.
As far as quality smooth shifting goes, I think the pinnacle was Shimano 9 speed. I’d like a clutch / wide range version of that.
I don’t think aluminum cassettes will ever shift as well as full stainless steel teeth.
I doubted the hype of the new Shimano 12. But I took it out and put it threw the ringer. Standing tech climbs and it just smoothly changes gears that the Sram 12 on my wife's bike sometimes hesitates to shift and can stall or is very crunchy. Same with the 11 Shimano on my bike. Lever action isn't as soft as Sram but it isn't going to wear you out like 11 speed Shimano.
How's the backpedaling on the largest cogs? SRAM infamously uses N/W teeth on the two biggest cogs to alleviate the issue, how does Shimano handle it?
never had that issue on 11spd xt.
Does Hadley have a microspline driver? I thought no.
Anybody who tells me to check their website gets kicked in the crotch.
I like the 9 speed 11-28 with Zee rear and 9 speed SRAM shifter I've got on my DH bike. Clutch with fewer gears has worked well.
However I did just pickup a cheap 7 speed SRAM DH drivetrain to try this summer. I'll see how much it annoys me having a 25 tooth at the back as my low gear for when I need to pedal flat sections or small uphill transitions between spots.
Absolutely no issues on 12, I have both xt and XTR.
Maybe they were embargoed until 1/1.
I had that problem with 11spd shimano too. IME, you can backpedal all day downhill and on level ground, but when crawling up a steep slope, as soon as you start to come off the bike, it starts dropping gears with backwards movement.
me too. XTR shifter, XT or SLX derailleur.
so... explain to me how you figured out it was simply clutch tension?
Also, since you mentioned somewhere that your cassette is old, and since you live close to Commençal's Canadian HQ, have you seen this? It's OEM, but still, that's a pretty sweet deal for the XO1 cassette. I got 3.5 seasons out of my original XO1 cassette with one big-ring replacement about half way through. I think I'll put a new cassette on once the spring mud season is over, and order a replacement ring to have on hand in two years or so. I find these cassettes offer great value for money given their weight and longevity. They work swell with Shimano derailleurs too.
try it nao?!Does Hadley have a microspline driver? I thought no.
Anybody who tells me to check their website gets kicked in the crotch.
Through my expert and completely intentional forgetting to turn the clutch back on, and testing things out again. Shifting worked perfectly!
Flicked the clutch back on and the lever action was heavy, and wouldn't hop down the cassette anymore. A slight adjustment of the clutch made a huge difference. I've erred on the side of too little tension and my shifting feels awesome.
Bike is still quiet and I haven't dropped a chain yet (1 ride in...)
If I start dropping chains I'll add a bit of clutch tension.
As for the SRAM cassette, I'm on the HG program for now... so no XD driver.
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my google-fu is failing me. where the fuck can i find an actual 148 hope micro spline freehub body now that they are supposedly "available"??? that's not an ebay chinese knockoff?
Are you looking for the "micro spline freehub body" or for a "Hope hub that's 148mm with a microspline freehub"?
I seem to recall hope saying there's would be available end of January.