More speeds isn't always better. In this video we explain the tradeoffs involved in adding more gears, and why we decided to use 10 speeds on our flagship ADVENT X mountain bike group.
40 miles onto mine and I am absolutely loving it. Like any new drivetrain it took a few miles to get it adjusted but once I got it dialed in I haven’t had to touch it since. Love the feel of the shifter and that’s saying something since I am coming from an XTR 11-speed shifter. Would absolutely recommend this system.
I have adventX on two of my bikes, my 1999 Homegrown 4 Banger and my Schwinn Jaguar, its such a great drivetrain! Its smooth enough with the clutch off for normal riding, and it has very little chain slap and crisp shifts with the clutch on! I love the products yall are putting out! Keep it up!
Hope to see this product on more and more bikes. I put the 9 speed advent w/ clutch on a 1993 Stumpjumper and I love it. I’ll be putting the advent x on my fat bike for the winter.
Recently had Advent X group set installed on my bike and love it. Far better than my 11 spd Box 1 (now not supported) that was quite clunky in shifting. Feels/ shifts like a proper shifter. Should be interesting to see how it feels next season with a full Bikepacking kit; maybe a shade less hike-a-bikes?
Just got mine and cant wait to try it , the whole package cost me 300$ cad and thats with a race face chainring. The cassette is super light compared to the sram sx i had before. Should have it set up tomorrow and ready to ride .
I’ve been using advent 9 speed for 2 years, the mileage is more than 7000 km, everything works perfectly, I tightened the clutch once, I especially like the gear shift, but it reminds me of something like a gearbox on a sports car, rigid, clear, and with a special sound)
I have to admit. Seeing kids of 12+ years ride their 500-600 decathlon bikes with this reliable and easy to use system is an true gamechanger. Let's be fair bikes in this price range were always harder to use triples. For those kids the simplicity and reliability is truly changing their experience. This helps fuel their enthusiasm for the sport. Which i can see daily at our local kids loop. That said i wouldn't upgrade an bike to Advent X. Shimano also did an excellent job with their Deore 10 and 11 speed drivetrains. But somehow major brand bikes featuring those groupsets are being sold 400 euro's over the price of those rockriders. The groupset price difference is only 40 euro's (apples to apples Advent X vs M4100) Obviously there are more differences but they don't add to 360 euro's. So either you are giving these excellent groupsets away to OEM's or the consumer retail margins are a bit off.
Pricing questions are interesting. We can only control what we sell our products for, not what our customers sell them for. Every bike brand has a different margin structure and different economies of scale based on their size. So, they'll price things in ways that might not be intuitive. At the end of the day, our goal is to make every bike ride better, not just high-end bikes. So we're just as happy as you to see kids riding good bikes with a real drivetrain.
@@microSHIFTTECH Thanks for the answer, and i can say that your companies mission of making kids rides better is a succes in my local area. We will probably get some kid bikes in our rental fleet later with your company products looking at our 2 brands. I will say this. Advent -> Shimano anything under Deore by an big margin.
I think bigest disadvantage of advent x and xle is cable rounting to the side of road shifter and maybe proprietary cable pull in advent x. But cable from side i very dissapointing. Btw i love my 10s xle groupset.
It's a good idea. We have gone away from a lot of silver parts because the polishing process is less environmentally friendly, but a flatter bare aluminum look could be cool.
Simplicity, durability, low maintenance, this is the way to go. Bravo. Is there a comparison video between Advent 9 and Advent X? I ask in order to eventually upgrade our Advent 9 to Advent X. What benefit we would have upgrading? Thanks!
A comparison video is a great idea, we'll add it to the list. The short answer is that ADVENT X is quite a bit lighter and has a slightly wider gear range than ADVENT (11-48 vs 11-46). Other than that they have the same clutch design, similar shifter options, and similar derailleur architectures.
Kona lava dome 2021 woth microshift advent 9 speed clutch medium derauilleur! Awesome performance though the cassette is being eaten so fast i dont even put efford on it
I have their 11-48 10 speed cassette on a 2x 36/26 system. Deore F and R derailleurs. Everything works finer. I have 16 to 96 inch gear range on a 29er. Can get around the mountains around here on old legs.
@@ifc2000 I'm thinking of the following for my transmission set-up: Advent X RD, cassette, & shifter Shimano Deore 2x FD & shifter FSA Comet 2x (24T, 38T) crankset I'm thinking that set-up will give me enough gear ratios to bike for speed & easier ascending for my XC-oriented mtb. If it's not too much to ask of you, do you think it will work? Thanks in advance, my mate!
@@yengsabio5315 You might have problems with RD capacity. (38-24) + (48-11) = 51 teeth. I don't think many RD have that even with a Wolftooth hanger extender. Most are 43 teeth. I picked my setup, (36-26) + (48-11) = 47 teeth because it's the max for Deore with the Wolftooth.
Our distributors might not have put them up on those sites yet. We want our products to be available to everyone that wants to buy them, so we'll work on it.
