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Currently have a 3 x 10 (40x30x22T) on my Radon Slide 8.0 with an 11-36 Deore cassette. It has a shadow rear mech.
Am I correct in assuming that all I need to go 1x10 is to remove the front shifter and gubbins, remove the front rings and replace the middle ring with a narrow-wide chainring and shorter bolts and then fit a wide ratio cassette at the back?
What kind of weight savings do people get from this?
Should I be less of a fashion victim and just eat less pies?
You are indeed correct! - Congratulations 😉
You don't necessarily need a wide range cassette though - just MTFU! 🙂
You might need a clutch mech*, you'll also need to shorten the chain
*I have no clutch on my rigid HT & it's never dropped the chain in 8 months constant use so try your old mech before buying
11-36 is a wide range cassette in my books! Clutch mech and shorter chain make for a nice quiet set-up..
@rocketdog - already have a clutch mech.
I'm thinking that I could basically just save myself a packet and use the existing 30T middle ring and remove the other 2 front chainrings etc and keep the rear cassette?
Going to experiment with just using the middle ring for a while to see how I get on....
I personally think you need a clutch mech OR a narrow-wide, you don't need both. I do have both, but I turned off the clutch about 3 months ago to remove the wheel, forgot about it for a month and when I noticed I didn't both putting back on.
Weight saving isn't much, but it's nice to not have that slightly noise of the front mech and if you run a dropper remote it gives you more fitment options.
I personally missed the granny for about 2 rides, but I missed the top end more, I started out with a 30t narrow wide which was too small.
I'm thinking that I could basically just save myself a packet and use the existing 30T middle ring and remove the other 2 front chainrings etc and keep the rear cassette?
Yep, although the shifting ramps on your chainring won't be helping keep the chain on in the extreme gears
£20 gets you a N/W chainring from On-One in your choice of 30-34t, which is worth it I think. Having clutch mech and n/w is a good combo to have for chain security..
I've got a fairly new SS 32t chainring going spare, £15 posted.
By the sounds of the triple setup he has, its not a 104 BDC crankset, but one of the compact? triple setups they did with 29ers, which is 96BCD
The search function, 11-ey might be wide range of its flat or have massive legs or ride a road bike but 40 or 42 is much nicer.
I remember riding 36x34 a while back after many months I couldn't fit into jeans but I was about 15kg lighter...