Originally Posted by
jaxgtr
After looking at all my rides on the CheckPoint since it got built up, I have never used any of the cogs over the 36 when I ride in my local area, only when I took the bike to GA once, where it worked out extremely well, so I decided to pick up the XPLR setup to run with my 1x Setup. I run a 46 tooth chain ring, so this should work out well and will give tighter cogs spacing on the flats and then when I head somewhere extremely hilly, I can just swap out the cassette, chain, RD, and hub body and be ready to go in less than 30 mins.
Rival XPLR eTap AXS Rear Derailleur 12 speed
Rival XPLR XG-1251 Cassette 10-44 12 speed - figure this would give me more options for areas with smaller hills and terrain versus being hamstrung with a 36 tooth.
Force AXS Flattop chain 12 speed
Bontrager Rapid Drive 12-Speed XDR Driver Body
Sounds fancy. I too hate my current gear selection on my checkpoint. Current plan, power2max crankset with 50T on the big chain ring 39 on the little. That would work for almost everything I want to do in my area. Also allow me to do hard interval training without running out of gears as well as not get dropped on group rides if I so choose to ride that bike. I’ll keep the old crank set for big mountain days. I don’t plan on going as crazy as you. Instead i’ll just get a BMC kaus……