Largest cassette on a 20" Dahon?
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Yeah...looks interesting for sure, but regrettably MS is nearly non-existent in my parish. The other thing, as I've said before, is this: if it costs as much as the Shimano Zee which can rock and roll with as wide as a 10-speed 11-42T cogset, why go with MS?
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Just checked the prices of Zee here. 10 speed short cage is $110, so nearly 2x Microshift.
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I spent a bit of time on the shimano doc and noticed that the shimano zee and saint can be fitted the slx shadow link instead of down hill allowing for extra capacity 28 to 36 so as the std works with 32/34, i would expect the freeride comfig to work with 40/42 T
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Zee wasn't on sale from my preferred retailer when I purchased the Advent
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ummm...buy the thing on sale?
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"You are not as smart as you think you are". Because that wasn't the question. Two can play at your silly games. At this point, I'll just assume that you are avoiding the question because you simply lack a convincing answer.
And remember expensive BF steel is just that, steel. The material is not Superman's magical, invincible neutronium simply cuz it comes from Oregon or you paid a handsome price for it. It will bend like it does on my own cheap "garbage" bikes if you take it offroading beyond its limits and intended use, and you fall for the BF hype about the bike. Hate to break it to you, but the laws of physics and chemistry also apply to BF. 😂
And remember expensive BF steel is just that, steel. The material is not Superman's magical, invincible neutronium simply cuz it comes from Oregon or you paid a handsome price for it. It will bend like it does on my own cheap "garbage" bikes if you take it offroading beyond its limits and intended use, and you fall for the BF hype about the bike. Hate to break it to you, but the laws of physics and chemistry also apply to BF. 😂
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Because the Microshift is a superior product. Duh.
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EDIT: The video of the Microshift Advent shows it does not do the same as the Zee, the linkage stays in the same position as on the big cog, and because of that, has much greater distance between the jockey pulley and the smaller cogs, which may or may not manifest as less precise shifts there.
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Probably because it's not phasing out yet?
I tried hard to get my hands on a Zee and failed. Since shops don't have it anymore here, prices go high. This week i got my very first Microshift product, i was looking for a cheap 11-42 11s cassette, and found that one, and i have to say, i'm impressed of the finish. Absolutely sweet and lacks only the spiral pattern for multiple downswitching. 20€, no alu spider but alu biggest cog, 545g
I tried hard to get my hands on a Zee and failed. Since shops don't have it anymore here, prices go high. This week i got my very first Microshift product, i was looking for a cheap 11-42 11s cassette, and found that one, and i have to say, i'm impressed of the finish. Absolutely sweet and lacks only the spiral pattern for multiple downswitching. 20€, no alu spider but alu biggest cog, 545g
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Supply chains are still, as they say here, munted. As bikes are still very much toys to most people in the West, 11x and 12x Shimano and SRAM kit is out there still for the expensive upgrades but their other groupsets aren’t that easy to find. So if you’re happy sticking with 8-10x setups for affordable chains and cassettes, Microshift is increasingly filling that gap, particularly as they sell shifter/derailleur/cassette combos together for simple upgrades. Bearing in mind that if I wanted to use any form of 1x shifters on dropped handlebars without breaking the bank I would probably end up using a Microshift product, so the non-Shimano cable pull isn’t really a problem with their derailleurs.
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"You are not as smart as you think you are". Because that wasn't the question. Two can play at your silly games. At this point, I'll just assume that you are avoiding the question because you simply lack a convincing answer.
And remember expensive BF steel is just that, steel. The material is not Superman's magical, invincible neutronium simply cuz it comes from Oregon or you paid a handsome price for it. It will bend like it does on my own cheap "garbage" bikes if you take it offroading beyond its limits and intended use, and you fall for the BF hype about the bike. Hate to break it to you, but the laws of physics and chemistry also apply to BF. 😂
And remember expensive BF steel is just that, steel. The material is not Superman's magical, invincible neutronium simply cuz it comes from Oregon or you paid a handsome price for it. It will bend like it does on my own cheap "garbage" bikes if you take it offroading beyond its limits and intended use, and you fall for the BF hype about the bike. Hate to break it to you, but the laws of physics and chemistry also apply to BF. 😂
And you're so close to being funny too but all of your swings are off the mark. You're constantly punching down, as if you have something to prove to the world.
Note that I've never criticized or questioned your choice of bikes and components. I've actually appreciated some of your contributions and your builds. But you've been coming at me repeatedly in my choice of bikes like you got a score to settle. My only criticisms of you have been your tone, and I am most assuredly not the only one.
So you can keep coming at me and I'll respond accordingly. Or you can choose not to.
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