Originally Posted by
dminor
Thanks. Ya, I wondered that too - - but that's what comes with the base Enduro build kit (Race and Pro build kits come with 2X XT/XTR respectively). Eventually, I plan on ditching big ring, putting on a Sunline poly
bash and doing a, say, 38/26 or similar combo and something like a Blackspire Stinger guide. Or maybe just bite off the big one and go Hammerschmidt
. I imagine yours is long gone, huh? Sorry I never followed up.
This. If you're not going to single ring it, and want bash and chain retention both, this is still the best way to go, IMO. Less fidgety and cheaper than the two ring specific guide/skid setups.
Unless you're joking: I'd not even consider the 'Schmidt. Heeeeeaaaaaavy, with lotsa' drag in the overdrive gearing. My brief experiment with one a while back led me to just stay in the "low" most of the time, and just shift down the cassette more. It's what made me end up swapping all the bikes to single ring setups in the end. 30 x 11-36 works great for around me, at least until XX1 trickles down some more.