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Chain wear does seem to be an issue, but other than that he seems really happy with the XTR set-up. And when you can buy a KMC 11 speed chain for around £16 it seems he's happy to replace the chains so often.
I'm sticking with a 1 x 10 for the time being as well, though sometime this year I may indeed be going for an 11 spd XTR Di2 set-up.Just because....
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A guy I ride with is running an XTR 11spd cassette on his previous generation Hope Pro II Evo that was meant to be for 10spd max. The only problem is the minimal clearance between the largest cog and the spokes but it has worked fine for a year.
Chain life for off road is not good. He's gone through four chains in a year I think....