Originally Posted by
TimothyH
I can confirm that Absolute Black 46-30 chainrings, an XT 11-42 mountain bike cassette and RX-805 derailleur is a usable system on a road or gravel bike. .
There is still some adjusting to do but it shifts up and down without a hiccup.
A 30 ring with 42 rear sprocket is somewhere around 19.6 gear inches. It feels rediculously low just riding around the subdivision.
Thank you @
BuTbKa.
-Tim-
You are very welcome glad it worked out for you . I actually swapped my ultegra cranks with absolute black 46/30 to Rotor power meter with direct mount chainrings (same 46/30) and that combo works just as good. So, if anyone likes rotor components their ALDHU cranks or inpower PM will fit the bill. Will probably sell AB 46/30 now, shame didn't think of it before . They have only 240 miles on them