Originally Posted by
shapelike
1x9 or a full drivetrain? I'm going to try to get a 1x9 "kit" together next season that I can quickly put on the bike for really hilly days. I can guess which company you'll opt for but I'll probably just go XT/XT and run full housing to keep things simple.
PS. So ... the new Dura-Ace is going to have a chain with a master link. That M.L. is also going to be backwards compatible w/ other Shimano chains. That is all.
I run a 1X9 SRAM set-up. 32 ring with an 11-34 cassette. If you have slotted cable stops you don't need full housing...you can pull it off without dis-connecting anything as long as you have an open cable guide under the B.B. The SRAM works well for me also as I can remove the shifters from the bars without taking the grips off...I use a little dohickey that lets me use the same clamp for both brake levers and shifter.
With the amount of broken *****mano chains I have seen at the races, I will never put one on my bike again. SRAM, KMC and Wipperman all use master links also. I prefer the SRAM.