I've been running the entire SRAM 1x road lineup for a few years now, but with a new bike on the horizon I'm thinking about mixing it up a little and want to explore my options. It's not that I've been unhappy with my SRAM setup but I'd prefer to leave it on my p3 as I'll be converting it to a road bike so might as well upgrade if possible. Lets assume electronic is out of my budget.
As far as I see it I have 3 main options:
1. Sram Force 1 rear derailleur with r2c shifter (pros: never dropped a chain in 2 years, r2c. cons: big RD, maybe some watts lost with clutch?)
2. Sram Red 22 rear derailleur with r2c shifter (pros: smaller aero profile, r2c, lighter. cons: higher potential for dropped chain?)
3. Shimano RX800 rear derailleur with standard shifter (pros: looks the best IMO, relatively cheap cons: standard non r2c shifters)
Chainrings will of course depend on the crankarms but I will 100% be running narrow wide.
Am I overlooking an option here? I'll likely mostly be running 11-28 with the occasional 11-32 so all these RD's support the 32.
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As far as I see it I have 3 main options:
1. Sram Force 1 rear derailleur with r2c shifter (pros: never dropped a chain in 2 years, r2c. cons: big RD, maybe some watts lost with clutch?)
2. Sram Red 22 rear derailleur with r2c shifter (pros: smaller aero profile, r2c, lighter. cons: higher potential for dropped chain?)
3. Shimano RX800 rear derailleur with standard shifter (pros: looks the best IMO, relatively cheap cons: standard non r2c shifters)
Chainrings will of course depend on the crankarms but I will 100% be running narrow wide.
Am I overlooking an option here? I'll likely mostly be running 11-28 with the occasional 11-32 so all these RD's support the 32.
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