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A quick note on costs, when you build up a bike and pick a drive train, some of that is expendable such as chains and cassettes. Some of the newer 1X systems run pretty expensive for expendable items.
This year I replaced three chains and one cassette on my fleet, all were eight speed chains and a 11/32 eight speed cassette. I keep spares on the shelf, so did not need to buy any of it but I did replenish inventory during the past few months, three chains at $12 to $13 for KMC X series from Amazon, bought a Sram 850 cassette from REI for $25. REI website says they no longer stock that cassette but other sellers sell it for comparable price. Thus, replacing worn out expendables on three bikes cost me roughly $60.