Shimano Metrea

[hozn]

@huskerdont 139866 wrote:

But for road and commuting, the main advantages I see are eliminating slower front shifting and losing a little weight. … I suppose it’s one less ring to clean as well, if that’s your thing, and times being what they are.

Yeah, for me the advantages (in order of value) were:

– Maintenance simplicity. My FD was not doing very well (I guess it had 15k miles on it) and seemed to require frequent fiddling to keep shifts smooth and consistent. Fewer cables to replace. It is easier to clean now too, yes.
– Riding simplicity. 1x you don’t have to worry about cross chaining or gauging the terrain ahead to pick the right ring.
– Chain drops. This happened with some regularity riding off-road. To be fair, I have dropped my chain twice on the 1x setup, both on pavement surprisingly (hit a sharp bump on both cases, probably while freewheeling). No drops off-road.
– Weight. It does save weight, though the 1x rings are beefier so the rings themselves aren’t hugely different — but when you add shifter, cable+housing, FD, and ring it adds up.
– Aesthetics. Much cleaner looking. If I am honest this was probably higher on the list.

As an added benefit, I really like the type 2.1 (clutch) derailleur lock button — great for pulling the wheel out with less stuff in the way.

I was disappointed that there was no tension adjuster in the x9 RD. My Avid inline adjusters kept drifting, so I replaced them with “rocket” adjusters that get inserted inline right where the cable meets the RD. That is working great.

I haven’t noticed any degradation in chain life. My front ring is probably nearing 10k miles. I might replace it when I replace my next cassette.

[Greenbelt]

@hozn 139865 wrote:

Bold! So that complete conversion includes road bike(s)? I love 1x[10] on my commuter/cross(/gravel) bike. I switched from 36/46 rings with an 11-28 cassette to a 46t front ring with an 11-36 cassette. This was a small *increase* in range, but I did notice a couple missing cogs that I enjoyed on the 11-28. I got used to it and think it’s well worth it, but not sure I am ready to switch out my road for 1x. Though now that I look at it on a gear calculator, I guess that I could get away with using an 11-40 cassette with a 50t ring for more range than a 36/50 front setup paired with an 11-28. I thought I’d need a bigger cassette. Hmmm …

I’m using 44front and 11-36rear on my 1×11 setup on my faster bike and love it. Swapped out the 40 on this bike for more on-road speed. Still plenty of climbing gears for anything around here! http://www.jamisbikes.com/16_pdf/16_supernovaelite.pdf

[hozn]

@Greenbelt 139881 wrote:

I’m using 44front and 11-36rear on my 1×11 setup on my faster bike and love it. Swapped out the 40 on this bike for more on-road speed. Still plenty of climbing gears for anything around here! http://www.jamisbikes.com/16_pdf/16_supernovaelite.pdf

Nice. Yes, I agree that the 36t works great as a low gear around here. I think there are a few situations (road races) where the 46:11 for me would spin out. But for most normal road rides one really doesn’t need to pedal faster than thirty-whatever mph.

I struggle to see the need for the 50t rear cog (in the Eagle setup). Maybe for touring? That is just kinda ridiculous. Of course roadies also say that about my 36t.

1x with eTap hydro and a 50t + 11-40 sounds like it could be a next-drivetrain, candidate! Of course, we might be on 12sp by the time that trickles to a more affordable Force/Rival.

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