Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

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Netakure in reply to @hippy

Wait until shimano catch up with SRAM like mullet drivetrains, or get SRAM and slap a massive 52t

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hippy in reply to @Netakure

Fucking SRAM

Shimano can already do mullet drivetrains. Their main limiter is the lack of support for FD when using XTR RD. My MTB is cable with 30x51. I could probably get that working on the gravel bike with the mod I posted earlier in the thread. But I'm going the other way now - using my MTB more and then having a road/gravel bike which I'll probs keep around the 30x42 or 30x36 range.

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Netakure in reply to @hippy

I've seen people using the GRX double with 42, 40 also fairly common and works reasonably well without roadlinks or any other bodge.
TL;DR GRX double and as big a cassette as you can fit without compromising the shifting too much.

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