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[Closed] 1 x10 speed cassette question

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Planning on running my hardtail with a 1 x 10 set up to replace a tired 1 x 9 Shimano XT mech and shifter. What cassettes do the 10 speed boys run? 32 34 or 36 T .
Cheers Rich


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 4:15 pm
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11-36

Otherwise, as njee politely puts it, there's no point in running 10spd as you don't gain any advantage.

I ran 11-32 9spd for a short while, I found it limiting. I changed to 11-36 10spd setup, and found just the extra ratio makes all the difference, and I can and have ridden pretty much anywhere with that setup.


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 4:25 pm
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agree with mboy, running 11-36 and find can get up most stuff - run with a 34 chain ring


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 4:28 pm
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32 x 11-36 here, on 29er. Tis fine.


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 4:30 pm
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11-36 with a 36 upfront


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 4:31 pm
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32 - shits all over 36.


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 4:53 pm
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34 x 11-36 here


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 5:01 pm
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Cheers to all.
Rich


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 6:06 pm
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32 11-36 here but I'm going to change to a 34 up front


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 6:19 pm
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32 11-36.
Gets up mountains that does. I find it better for technical climbs as well.


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 6:40 pm
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What mboy said, which as he rightly said, is what I say!


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 6:47 pm
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just moved from 1x9 to 1x10 and going to run 32t and 11-36


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 7:36 pm
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just moved from 1x9 to 1x10 and going to run 32t and 11-36

ditto


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 8:01 pm
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32t and 11-36 here.

Good for everything except the daftest of crank-me-up climbs, and keeping up with 20mph roadies.

Hardly ever use lowest gear, but with laden bike on multi-day trips up hills, expect to do so.


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 9:02 pm
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11-32 was too low for my taste (on 9-speed but it'd be the same on 10 obviously 😉 ) but also sometimes too high. I'm going to have another crack with 34-36 once I wear out the last of my 9-speed stuff.


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 9:04 pm
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Just to be different 12-36, so there 😛

But mainly because there were more SRAM 12-36 available. Anyway, the 11 end makes no difference to me. The 36 however is very useful. I run it with a 34t.


 
Posted : 18/05/2012 11:27 pm
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12-36 10 speed? That's presumably SRAM's way of forcing you to buy their more expensive cassettes then?!

I run a 36t ring and find it fine, fairly strong rider though.


 
Posted : 19/05/2012 7:23 am

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