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My 1x10 plans for the Eldridge are down the drain, at least for now. I was planning on using the Sensah RX10 set I've had from earlier, which came with a defective derailleur. I've got a new RD, and well... it's also shit. At this point I'm pretty sure it's a design flaw, the riveting doesn't hold the tensioner cage properly. Some gears skip and at the lowest 3 gears the chain drops down to a smaller cog when backpedalling (chainline is not fully optimal but definitely not this bad).
So yeah, for now it's 1x8, I've put on an XT 737 derailleur and cassette. 36T up front and 11-28T back, enough for cruising around the city anyways. Gonna use a SunRace 8sp thumbie.
Might upgrade later on, Deore M4100 10sp or something.
Tomorrow I'm collecting a cheap donor bike, mainly for some nice wheels and brakes. The rest of the components should arrive this week, fingers crossed.