If i choose an 8speed over a 10speed rear with a single ring up front, will i have a better chainline at the top and bottom of the cassette(from a cx perspective)?
It really doesn’t matter as long as you have a long cage deraileur. My wife runs a 12-32 with a 44 up front with SRAM Apex. Works flawlessly!
Makes no appreciable difference, the 10 speed cassette is marginally narrower than the 8 speed. Bear in mind that 8-speed stuff is cheaper and wears slower.
Just make sure if you have a single ring on your crankset that you have some kind of mechanism in place to prevent the chain jumping off…
It really doesn’t matter as long as you have a long cage deraileur. My wife runs a 12-32 with a 44 up front with SRAM Apex. Works flawlessly!
Can you explain the need for a long cage. Doesnt a short cage with a double up front and the same rear go thru the same range?
Usually with a CX bike you’re running a 12-28 or lower gear (easier) in the back with a single ring up front. The long cage derailleur allows for better throw to get into the 28 or above. Most rear detailers will say what range they work on in the instruction or on the companies website. A typical short cage derailleur will only work well up to a 26 or 27 large cog.
Makes no appreciable difference, the 10 speed cassette is marginally narrower than the 8 speed. Bear in mind that 8-speed stuff is cheaper and wears slower.
Why or how do you know does 8-speed wear slower?