Here’s my issue. I am always wearing out the same few middle cogs regardless of the range of the cassette.
So I’d rather be replacing 11-34 than 11-51, just from a cost perspective.
xXjadeone-122Xx on
i like 1 speed
feed_me_tecate on
I don’t even wanna know what the fuck the thing on the left is.
Rare-Classic-1712 on
I like the classified hub. It holds a lot of promise. Unfortunately it has teething problems compared to a front derailleur. There’s issues of water and other contaminants getting inside of classified hubs rendering them 1x drivetrains that aren’t used serviceable. Front derailleurs are currently unpopular but 80%+ of issues with a front derailleur are related to adjustment. Whereas a front derailleur can be adjusted with a wrench (probably a 5mm Allen) and a screwdriver/small Allen on the side of the road. While a classified needs to be sent away to be serviced. There’s also the issue of future parts availability. Will classified still exist as a company in 5-10 years? Will they still be supporting the first generation classified systems with replacement parts? Also classified cassettes are ~$150 each vs a SRAM/Shimano cassette can be $$$$ but they can also be $30 – and available at every bike shop/online bike shop. Every bike mechanic knows what they are and if they’re seasoned have worked on THOUSANDS of bikes with front derailleurs that function just like yours. I’d stick with the time proven front derailleur for now.
PabloTheGreyt on
Huh?
drewbaccaAWD on
I’ll take the $20 piece of metal and put the other $2580 towards a new bike.
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front vs rear is like apples vs oranges
I like my front derailleur just fine.
What casette is that?
Save the triple chainrings.
Here’s my issue. I am always wearing out the same few middle cogs regardless of the range of the cassette.
So I’d rather be replacing 11-34 than 11-51, just from a cost perspective.
i like 1 speed
I don’t even wanna know what the fuck the thing on the left is.
I like the classified hub. It holds a lot of promise. Unfortunately it has teething problems compared to a front derailleur. There’s issues of water and other contaminants getting inside of classified hubs rendering them 1x drivetrains that aren’t used serviceable. Front derailleurs are currently unpopular but 80%+ of issues with a front derailleur are related to adjustment. Whereas a front derailleur can be adjusted with a wrench (probably a 5mm Allen) and a screwdriver/small Allen on the side of the road. While a classified needs to be sent away to be serviced. There’s also the issue of future parts availability. Will classified still exist as a company in 5-10 years? Will they still be supporting the first generation classified systems with replacement parts? Also classified cassettes are ~$150 each vs a SRAM/Shimano cassette can be $$$$ but they can also be $30 – and available at every bike shop/online bike shop. Every bike mechanic knows what they are and if they’re seasoned have worked on THOUSANDS of bikes with front derailleurs that function just like yours. I’d stick with the time proven front derailleur for now.
Huh?
I’ll take the $20 piece of metal and put the other $2580 towards a new bike.