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I'm in the process of making my MTB more polo compatible. I've ditched the outer and inner rings to give me just a 32t front and am planning to run 1x9 as I can't afford a tensioner / SS kit at the moment and also like the idea of having a higher gear for getting to and from the court. I'm running a long cage Deore Shadow rear mech and want to try and get it as high as possible to keep it tucked out of the way.
Having looked at a couple of chain length calculators my 16.5" rear stay with a 32t front 28t largest rear cog is giving me 50" of chain. I've seen trials riders running much shorter than this to keep the mech tucked up. If I set the end stops so I couldn't use the 28t my largest cog would be the second one in at 24t, this works out at 49" of chain. I'm wondering if I could get away with 48" or 47" and keeping the tension a little higher. I'm not to bothered about super smooth shifting but could do with not killing the mech as I might yet move it to other uses at some point in the future.
Any thoughts?