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OK, Bought a 3x10 SLX groupset, building up a Latitude.
Thinking I want to change it to a 2x10 and bung a bashguard on. Never done this before, always just gone out on a 3x9 or 3x10 and snapped the odd tooth off now and again.
Will I lose much weight doing this? Also, is it just a case of un bolting the big ring and bolting the bashguard straight on?
chrrrs.
H
No.
Yes, make sure your chain ring bolts are long enough.
You might want to change your middle ring for something a little bigger. I went from a 22/32/44 to a 22/36/bash.
Ah good call. I also went for the 11-36T cassette option hoping it would widen things out a bit...
Any tools on the net for plugging in combinations to see the ratios etc?
H
I tried sheldon brown, but it doesn't include new 2x10 combos.
My new bike is X9 2x10 with a 11-36 & 26/39. I like it, lose a little bit at the top & bottom, but not really an issue.
22/36 is quite a jump. I prefer 24/36 myself.
With an 11-36 10spd cassette, you've still got a ridiculously low first gear if needed, and the 36T outer is enough for almost any occasion to be honest. That's what I run on my full sus bike anyway.
On my Genesis Altitude, I run 1x10 with a 32T ring and an 11-36 cassette. It's light though at sub 25lb, and I can stand up and grind out on the climbs a bit more, and just spin like a loon going downhill if I need to, but losing the front mech is to me, a godsend!