Old MTB Converted to a Comfort Bike using Shimano CUES 1x 9speed drivetrain parts. TURNED OUT GREAT! 

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I couldn't have said it better, it definitely had that vibe.

totally. I love seeing that shit during the edits. So dumb.

Durability and price for sure. Weight can be saved for free by riding more to get in better shape. Well, if you have a few extra pounds to lose like I do.

​@@MoosteryI like the way you think and I totally agree! Following your logic, I've made my bike almost 40 lbs lighter over the last year.

@@thatcarguy1UZ my bike seems to gain and lose weight regularly. I think it eats too much home made food around holiday times personally.

@@Moostery True. I am more concerned about the extra 100lbs of rider weight my bike has than a couple pounds of extra steel.

CUES frustrates me immensely, because of the way that it ignores the 35 year history of shared pull ratios in the majority of Shimano drivetrains through 9 speed mountain and 10 speed road, and even more so the standard cog spacing and chain interchangeability for those speeds. Now when you need a new chain or cassette, there's a needless additional question required: What 9 speed do you have? What 10 speed do you have? The old stuff will never go away, and in all likelihood will outlast CUES as a system. While I agree with reducing the compatibility issues, I definitely do not I see the benefit (aside from padding Shimano's pockets) of making new 9, 10, and 11 speed groupsets that all share the same spacing and chain. Why even bother with 9 and 10 when you have to have the same spacing (i.e. cassette cogs) and chain as 11 speed? It's not like the extra 1-2 sprockets on the cassette cost very much, and the extra ratchet points on the shifter literally cost nothing extra because they're just molded into a piece of plastic. It gives Shimano a way to differentiate drivetrain price levels at minimal cost to them; I get it. But at what cost to the consumer? This policy just encourages waste of old components that are otherwise good, but not up to the latest standard. (Yes, I know BikeFarmer and others will save old components to use them, but many do not.) CUES 9 speed has the same increased sensitivity to derailleur hanger misalignment as 11 speed. Same for 10 speed. OTOH, CUES cable pull - Shimano 11/12 speed is 1.1:1 at the derailleur - is less susceptible to adjustment issues than old 1.7:1 9 speed. The one benefit of 9 speed CUES is less crosschain angle versus the 11 speed CUES or SIS 9 speed. That's a good thing I guess, but it seems like a paltry one compared to taking 35 years of history and throwing it out the window. So if we look at the CUES components themselves again, why are there different speeds shifters? Since the cog spacing is the same for the whole range, an 11 speed shifter would cost the same to manufacture and work for 9, 10, and 11 speeds. But that wouldn't allow Shimano to charge more for more speeds. Why are there different derailleurs for CUES 9 and 10/11? The pull ratio is the same. You want different cage lengths, and you want the parallelogram angle to match the cog tooth diameter profile, but neither of those are directly dependent on the number of speeds. And why are there different 9 and 10/11 speed CUES front derailleurs!? If the 10/11 speed ones can't work satisfactorily with the 9 speed, they're doing something wrong. All I see is a cash grab with CUES. Why are riveted chainrings still a thing? And even worse, proprietary BCD patterns that you can't even drill out to mount a new ring on? Do we still need to be throwing crank arms in the garbage when the chainrings wear out in 2024? Yes, I know they're steel and will last a long time. Most will probably never be replaced. I have been a Shimano customer for a long time, but any new sub-11 speed drivetrain I build is going to get Microshift now if it isn't legacy Shimano, friction shift, or IGH. At least I can actually use a 9 speed chain on those 9 speed drivetrains.

I really appreciate this feedback. I found myself watching @rosastringworks videos and watching Jerry, a very skilled craftsman, struggle with some seemingly routine tasks, and always appreciated he just let the camera run while he expressed frustration and laughed at himself because, it just isn't that hard!

And I just learned that Mountain Dew with real sugar is a thing!

I don't like thieves and would never wish them well, nor success in bike upgrades. But that's just me.

The 9 speed Cues rear derailleur (u4000) actually doesn't use a clutch, the narrow wide ring and a unique spring setup is enough. The higher spec u6000 has a clutch and should interchange with the u4000 on a 1x9 setup.

I have one particular double wallled rim a 26er Rhynolite that has this exact problem where Cloth Tape is too thick to the point its on the fringes with multible tire combos. I have had so many people insist that the thickness of tape doesn't matter, and they haven't fought with this particular rim.

You are being mean

26 x 1.5 is my least favorite tire size!

There's something about that look, isn't there! I like the simple look of the old Kona bikes, too.

Been there, done that. Took forever to pull all the thorns and other sharp bits out of the tyre to make sure the tube didn't instant flat.

I still carry a tube for longer rides but yrs later I've yet to get a flat that I couldn't fix with a plug on my tubeless setups 🎉

@@LaurentiusTriariusyea, plugs seem like a good solution too. Bikes are taking lots of notes from cars these days 😉

Only as a last resort. Mostly flats are avoided but fixing a flat is just so quick and mess free, wheel in. Tubeless has meant I've not had to arrive some place with the inevitable filthy black staining all over my hands from a tube change.

Or leave the old front derailleur and lock it in position using stop screws. That's what I did.

I come home from a hard day working in a bike shop fixing bikes and watch another guy fix bikes to unwind. We’re cut from a weird cloth 😂

@@Sooperhans3636 That makes three of us.

Me too. It’s my day off though 😂

Does it count if I have short hair and only work on mine and close friends bikes because I haven't made it in a shop yet...I have a beard though

Watch out - even you may learn something!

Thank you for saying "converted" instead of "upgraded". I don't believe in upgrades (in most instances).

@@bkefrmr You and I see eye to eye on a great many things. I’m a practical bicycle mechanic first, and a 30-year experienced engineer second.

I mean, if you're in goathead country, yeah, I guess it's a thing to worry about. Not around here though. I can change a tube in like 5 minutes while eating a sandwich. It's just part of the ride, every once in a long while.

Seems too plausible to refute