1x10?

[2manyoranges]

Big Cheese - agreed but I am playing with SRAM 10-42 11 speed for the first time, and when you look at the gear tables this can offer better range than 10x2. But then I stuck this on a 29er and forgot to bring down the front ring from 32 to 30 - now remedied.....

 

[legrandefromage]

But its a Zaskar with 26 wheels.

 

[Pipmeister]

OK, I know it's 98 and probably sacrilege but can I fit a 1x10 on my 98 gt zaskar or does it require some modern geometry?

As it is a '98 bike, and a question regarding a "modern" Drive Train, shouldn't this discussion take place in the Bike Chat 1998 --> section:

Just saying

Pip

 

[legrandefromage]

OK, I know it's 98 and probably sacrilege but can I fit a 1x10 on my 98 gt zaskar or does it require some modern geometry?

As it is a '98 bike, and a question regarding a "modern" Drive Train, shouldn't this discussion take place in the Bike Chat 1998 --> section:

Just saying

Pip

We only discuss the merits of the 6 speed screw on freewheel here none of that newfangled nonsense

 

[Pipmeister]

OK, I know it's 98 and probably sacrilege but can I fit a 1x10 on my 98 gt zaskar or does it require some modern geometry?

As it is a '98 bike, and a question regarding a "modern" Drive Train, shouldn't this discussion take place in the Bike Chat 1998 --> section:

Just saying

Pip

We only discuss the merits of the 6 speed screw on freewheel here none of that newfangled nonsense

^^^^^^

 

[2manyoranges]

.... and I certainly still have wheel sets with 6 speed spin on freewheels ... nuffink wrong with a 6x3 and authentic too on a whole load of bikes....

... and I remember the different drive chains I have had over the many decades ... and the hills I got up (and down) with them ... new is good, but we still had (and have) huge fun on the old too....

 

[Tad]

if you do a 10x1 you will need a 11-42 casette minimum

Really?

Think about where you'll be riding so you're not spinning out or not able to climb

This is more like it. Think about want you want you & your bike to do then build accordingly. My hack has a 7 speed 11-28t and a 32t chainring, it gets riden a lot when it's too grotty for the posh bike. Perfectly suited to my local loop.

 

[K_50]

If your rear hub will take a ten speed cassette, I don't see why not. But you will probably need a narrow-wide chainring.
I'm running an 1x8 on my '94 Wheeler with a regular 42t ring, and the chain won't stay on in the two lowest gears. That doesn't matter, though, as I built it as a speedy but rugged commuter, which never gets below 4th.
I'm actually thinking of taking a few links out of the chain to make the higher gears work better. The chain has dropped a couple of times jumping kerbs. And since I don't need the lowest three-four gears on this bike, it will be a cleaner solution than adding a chain catcher


DSC_1472 by Niels Timmermann, on Flickr

 

[Tootyred]

I have 1x9 on one older bike with 32 front and 11 -32 rear. For cross country fine. It's a "ghetto fix" as suggested above.

As for the chain jumping off, I tried a few plastic devices....all were 5h1t. Then I found rohloff chain guides....wow. never had a problem in any situation. Second hand normally £25.00 -ish. Or 50 new.

 

[Tad]

Re:

I just have a front mech witht he limit screws set, never lost the chain.