Let you tell me.
I've been having never ending issues with my drive train. I was running 10-speed for about a year and popped four chains in that time period. All of them failed when the outer links peeled off the pin.
I have since switched back to 9-speed and have not had any issues with the chain breaking. However, now whenever I put on heavy torque in 3-5 (from the top) the chain jumps up and down, with no consistency. Standing and pedaling uphill is pretty much a non-starter. The chain is new and the cassette has ~300 non-muddy miles on it, so that shouldn't be a source if issues. The derailleur itself is adjust properly. I have no over-shift issues at the top or bottom, and the spacing is all correct. You would think that some of this is tracking back to my e.13 DRS, but I took the lower roller off earlier this week, and the jumping actually got worse.
With all of this, I am pretty much ready to make things simpler. I still need gear range, because the Front Range only goes straight up, so 1x11 makes sense, unless anybody has a better suggestion...
Nick suggested a RaceFace 1x10 with their wide-narrow ring combined with a custom large range cassette. I have never heard of that, and he said that he was unfamiliar with the details. If anybody knows about that setup, please lay it out.
As for the SRAM X01, it's a solid 3.5# lighter than my current setup, so that's pretty nice. I'm still trying to get some clarity on the actual price, which is partly why I am interested in the RaceFace option.
Has anybody used X01 and/or the RaceFace solution? Any information on cross-compatibility between the RaceFace solution and existing components?
I've been having never ending issues with my drive train. I was running 10-speed for about a year and popped four chains in that time period. All of them failed when the outer links peeled off the pin.
I have since switched back to 9-speed and have not had any issues with the chain breaking. However, now whenever I put on heavy torque in 3-5 (from the top) the chain jumps up and down, with no consistency. Standing and pedaling uphill is pretty much a non-starter. The chain is new and the cassette has ~300 non-muddy miles on it, so that shouldn't be a source if issues. The derailleur itself is adjust properly. I have no over-shift issues at the top or bottom, and the spacing is all correct. You would think that some of this is tracking back to my e.13 DRS, but I took the lower roller off earlier this week, and the jumping actually got worse.
With all of this, I am pretty much ready to make things simpler. I still need gear range, because the Front Range only goes straight up, so 1x11 makes sense, unless anybody has a better suggestion...
Nick suggested a RaceFace 1x10 with their wide-narrow ring combined with a custom large range cassette. I have never heard of that, and he said that he was unfamiliar with the details. If anybody knows about that setup, please lay it out.
As for the SRAM X01, it's a solid 3.5# lighter than my current setup, so that's pretty nice. I'm still trying to get some clarity on the actual price, which is partly why I am interested in the RaceFace option.
Has anybody used X01 and/or the RaceFace solution? Any information on cross-compatibility between the RaceFace solution and existing components?