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PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:54 am 
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Thanks Fred and a good point. I saw that gear tooth jump too and thought it was a bit steep but all the reviews were good on the product.

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Be our guinea pig Mike!! :ninja: :ninja:

If you're running a Shimano der now, the Oneup RAD cage may still be helpful (assuming you do buy the Praxis).

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Be our guinea pig Mike!! :ninja: :ninja:

If you're running a Shimano der now, the Oneup RAD cage may still be helpful (assuming you do buy the Praxis).


Ha, I guarantee I'll "try" that 40T quite a bit...

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Not quite on topic but still relevant, I put the 40 on the back of my tallboy LT but I changed the chain rings to 20 x 32. This was a tremendous improvement for a 66-year-old enthusiastic mountain biker. I just bought a camber and converted it to 20 x 34 with a 42 on the back, really like that. The gap between 36 and 42 is not really any more noticeable than the 36 to a 40.


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Update: as mentioned in this thread: http://dirttreaders.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16546&hilit=40+tooth I'd been having some issues w/ the Shimano derailleurs not being happy w/ the Oneup cage, or possibly the bigger cog.

Just installed a yet another XT der, but this time using stock B-screw and stock cage (as I did in the first place 4 ders ago), and this one is shifting beautifully. Go figure. It seems Shimano may have modified their design a bit to accommodate larger gears. If so, time will tell if this one holds up.

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Good luck, if not, the new XT 1x11 mech, shifter, and cassette can be had for about $260. It would probably be pretty bullet proof.


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I don't see how that can work. The derailleur will be moved out from the plane of the derailleur hanger by the thickness of that goatlink bar. This new bar bolts to the hanger (inside of bar on hanger), and the derailleur bolts to the outside of the bar on the other end. I must be missing something as it just does not seem to add up. Is there a custom extra thin hanger too?

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I don't see how that can work. The derailleur will be moved out from the plane of the derailleur hanger by the thickness of that goatlink bar. This new bar bolts to the hanger (inside of bar on hanger), and the derailleur bolts to the outside of the bar on the other end. I must be missing something as it just does not seem to add up. Is there a custom extra thin hanger too?


I think moving it out is the intent:

"The result of extensive CAD optimization and eight months of field testing, the GoatLink 11 re-positions M8000 XT and M9000 XTR rear derailleurs such that free chain, the primary driver of shifting performance, is within 1% of what Shimano intended while engagement is improved by 27%."

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