You may have sold me on going back to 9 speed. 32x11-42 is what I was running on my Stache before I sold it. I would like smaller, roadie style steps between the gears, but as a singlespeed fan, any additional gears are a luxury. Thanks Chris! -Nick 😃👍
I'm running the Advent 1x9 and I must say it's an amazing drivetrain for the price. You can actually run a 11-46 cassette on the Advent 1x9 and up to a 11-48 on the Advent X (it's a 1x10) with the additional shift on the climbing side of the gearing.
I am NOT a mechanic. But I just installed 9-speed Advent with drop bar shifters on a budget build. It was very easy to set up. That bike has about 100 miles on it and it has never missed a shift. Advent feels a bit clunky, in almost a charming way. If I ride Advent one day and Ultegra the next, it’s a night-and-day difference. But it’s just different. It works. I would have preferred AdventX; but I could not find the drop bar shifters. I notice the gap between gears a bit. But it’s not a big deal.
@@troyjusticecabrera7284 Yes. The derailleur is clutched. I am using the drop bar shifters for Advent. They work well. But no; it is not Shimano compatible.
Very nice review. Thank you. My daughter's Rockhopper Comp came with the Microshift drivetrain, and so far, so good. Like you, though, we want to get away from the 30T chain ring. I noticed that you said that you opted for a 28T chain ring and you are using a Race Face crank. That looks like a non-boost frame. I'm curious as to what crank you went with, and if your 28T chainring is 3mm offset or 6mm offset (I'm thinking 6mm). My other question is about chainrings themselves. Most "upper level" chainrings you can get for direct mount or cinch mount are for 10-12 speed set ups. If you got one of those, did you have any issues running the 9 speed cassette? Thanks. And again, nice review. Really appreciated it.
I am using boost hubs on this bike. I don’t remember what the offset was on this original setup, but I would get what is recommended for non boost if that’s still the case on the Rockhopper. (I think it should be 6mm) The chainring will fit the 9 speed chain just fine as the chain pitch remains the same. Essentially the inner dimension of the chain is close to the same from 8-12 speeds. Wolf Tooth actually recommends using a 10 speed chain on the 1x9 drive train for a tighter fit and easier shifting. In this video I had the Raceface Aeffect R crank which is one on their lighter aluminum options. There are less expensive direct mount cranks out there. Later on I did kind of a unique Advent X setup on this bike and moved the Raceface cranks to my single speed where they are still holding up great.
I wonder if it has the advantages of maintaining efficiency unlike 1x11 for instance. Like there is stretch and friction in the largest cog. I like this, i would like to buy the 48t cassette, but i would like the 11t cog to go away. It would be cool if they can custom make your cassette.
10speed and up many manufacturers recommend chain replacement at 0.5 stretch, whereas 9 speed manufacturers recommend 0.75. Most of my bikes are 9 speed and I have found mixing and matching chains, cassettes, and chainrings (Sram, KMC Shimano) is far more forgiving as well as cheaper compared to the 10 speed and up.
Hello, i had a problem with my change on same drive train. I have kmc z9 , and i was experiencing change drops and eventually chain snapping on lower cog when clutch is off and i peddle backwards. Did you experience something similar? Thanks
I own one and overall what You say is true, this drivetrains really delivers for the price. Even the clutch is serviceable easily. Spray Clean, lube, go. But the cost is hidden in durability- if You want to drive harder ( I drive XC style in every conditions) than assume You will have to change the cassette every 1600-2000km (1000-1250 miles) mine after 1600 started to jump on harder gears already :(
I had this same issue and had the derailleur and cassette changed to the newer version which apparently wraps the chain around the cassette a little more (contacts with more teeth) than the previous version. Will see how this one holds up.
Raceface Aeffect R in that video. You can run pretty much any crankset as long as it has a narrow wide chainring. You’ll want to watch your chainline as with any other setup.
That’s a direct mount chain ring for the Raceface Cinch system. It is attached at the center of the chainring so there is no spider and therefore no BCD. Raceface cinch is just one style, most new dedicated 1x cranks (including SRAM and Shimano) have moved to a similar direct mount design.
The 10 speed wasn’t available at the time. Both are really good, the 9 speed is a bit less expensive and I prefer that version of their 9 speed shifter but I wouldn’t hesitate to put the ten speed on if I was swapping drivetrains again.
Pretty sure you can take off the clutch mechanism cover, re-tighten the ratcheting mechanism, and put the cover back on. I believe Microshift has a video guide on how to do it too.
@@mjb4671 mabye you have too long chain. Make sur eyou don't have any slack/sagging chain, if so, shorten the chain. But might not be that, I can't inspect the bike so can't know what's wrong.
I put about 1000 miles on the drive train before I put it on another bike I was selling. It worked great the whole time. I now have AdventX on this bike.
Unless we keep widening the rear triangle, nine and ten speed will last longer and be more reliable than 11 and 12 speed cassettes... Most recreational riders rarely use more than six gears... If you want more gears get a ×2 on the front...