{"id":18145,"date":"2015-04-20T22:53:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T02:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=18145"},"modified":"2015-04-20T23:12:46","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T03:12:46","slug":"salsa-mukluk-2-as-1x10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2015\/04\/20\/salsa-mukluk-2-as-1x10\/","title":{"rendered":"Salsa Mukluk 2 as 1×10"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve been interested in moving the Mukluk to a 1×10 setup for a while now, and the culmination of a few things made me finally do it. Specifically, moving to 1×10 on this bike allows…<\/p>\n

…more chain\/tire clearance as I want to use 45NRTH Vanhelga<\/a>\u00a0this winter, and they\u00a0need another 3mm on each side versus the H\u00fcsker D\u00fc<\/a>.
\n…no more needing to keep 9-speed parts around.
\n…lighter weight \/ simplicity.
\n…less chain slap with a clutch derailleur.
\n…the 9-speed parts from the Mukluk to make the Salsa El Mariachi that I’m trying to sell into a geared bike.<\/p>\n

This evening, after replacing the cracked\u00a0Hope freehub<\/a>\u00a0I installed the parts and thus far everything seems to be working fine. I also removed the old cable-tied tube and wrapped the chainstay with Scotch 2228<\/a>\u00a0to further cut down on noise, should any slap persist. Shifting to the upper part of the cassette is a bit stiff, this appears to be from\u00a0the very stiff clutch derailleur. I suspect that in actual use it’ll be smoother to shift.<\/p>\n

The biggest downside to a 1x setup is reduced range,\u00a0which could be a problem in winter when I want to spin slowly on snowy climbs. It turns out that going to a 30t chainring and 11-36t cassette provides a very similar range to the 32-22t chainrings and 11-34t cassette that I previously had. Specifically, the original 2×9 setup ranged from 65% to 291%, while 1×10 is 83% to 273%. This means that I lose the two lowest gears (65% and 75%) along with the one top end gear (291%), but I think this’ll be a fine trade-off for the benefits. If\u00a0this isn’t sufficient I can add a 40t or 42t add-on cog (such as those from\u00a0OneUp Components<\/a>\u00a0or Wolf Tooth Components<\/a>) and bring the lowest gearing to 75% or 71%, respectively.<\/p>\n

The parts used for this were as follows:<\/p>\n