I kind of ended up buying a hand made cx frame at the end of Bespoke this year. :facepalm:
Anyway, not one to hop onto the 'gravel' band waggon, I thought I'd hop on the 'gravel' band waggon and get building.
I have a silver seatpost that came with the frame, and will be fitting Ritchey Classic drop bars, probably 44cm, I have ordered some Hunt wheels, which will be here in August, so now is time to sort out the running gear, and so my question.
Originally I was going to go 2 x 10, with easier CX type gearing, but doing some quick calcs it turned out that I would only be gaining a few road ratio's if I went that route, so then I thought 1 x 11.
Trouble is, this kit is all so new that the prices are still a bit through the roof so I am now thinking 1 x 10, using SRAM and a mix of road shifter and mtb rear mech. I have done this on my 29'er using a dinner plate cassette and tiny chain ring, so by using something like a 38 or 40 tooth chain ring and the same sized cassette, I could get the best of both worlds.
So, has anyone messed with 1 x 11 or 1 x 10 or both who could give me a view on either / or / both options?
Anyway, not one to hop onto the 'gravel' band waggon, I thought I'd hop on the 'gravel' band waggon and get building.
I have a silver seatpost that came with the frame, and will be fitting Ritchey Classic drop bars, probably 44cm, I have ordered some Hunt wheels, which will be here in August, so now is time to sort out the running gear, and so my question.
Originally I was going to go 2 x 10, with easier CX type gearing, but doing some quick calcs it turned out that I would only be gaining a few road ratio's if I went that route, so then I thought 1 x 11.
Trouble is, this kit is all so new that the prices are still a bit through the roof so I am now thinking 1 x 10, using SRAM and a mix of road shifter and mtb rear mech. I have done this on my 29'er using a dinner plate cassette and tiny chain ring, so by using something like a 38 or 40 tooth chain ring and the same sized cassette, I could get the best of both worlds.
So, has anyone messed with 1 x 11 or 1 x 10 or both who could give me a view on either / or / both options?