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Hi all,
Looking at a minor drivetrain update to the bike, and considerign going 1x9, as I'm on 9 speed and have a nice x0 mech hanging off the back, and various 9speed spares in the box...
I've recently discovered that Microshift produce an 11-42 9 speed cassette, and was wondering if anyone has tried one or something similar? Just really checking out the practicalities of running it with a "standard" 9 speed mech. I anticipate needing a hanger extender, but was just hoping to pick up on others experiences of going 1x9?
The ratios don't seem too bad either, as it is basically the same ratios as you get on a traditional 11-32 8 speed cassette, with the 32 swapped with a 36 and a 42, which may give some big jumps at the bottom of the cassette, but I often end up shifting 2 gears in that space anyway.
Also, anyone have any experience of cheap alloy Narrow-Wide chainrings from Ebay? £5-£10 seems to get a choice of ratios and oval/round to fit on a standard 104bcd crank.
Cheers,
Keith
I ran 11-40 on a shimano system 1x9 seems to work fine
Just needed a £2 mech hanger extender
I also have the cheapo chainrings on a couple of bikes, work fine, maybe just don't expect them to last forever
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