So my crank is too long, easy just change it for a shorter one! Yea right, I have sent my self dizzy looking at 10 speed set ups. You can go 1x, 2x, 3x, extended range, compact ratio, boost and much more.
I was able to keep it simple in one respect as Shimano is the tool of choice, as it works with the rest of my gear and of their ranges I really was looking at Deore and SLX nothing above or below so firmly in the middle of quality and price.
Deore is what I have a now and to be fair it works well and I have not had any issues with how it works or looks, but I do know there are quality and weight savings to be made with SLX so I guess price/value will be my guide coupled with gears that will allow me to climb rather that sprint.
After much research on ratio’s I decided on and ordered a 36/22 Deore M627, great value and would give me a nice spread of gears with a 11-34 cassette with the option to move up to a 11-36 if needed.
Within hours of ordering I had changed the order as I found out that it comes as a Boost version which moves the chain line 3 mm out to correct for the 148 Boost system as I am not looking to change the whole drive train, I decided to keep clear. 3mm is not a lot but why make it less than ideal when you are buying new?
So I ended back at my first choice, the M672 SLX 40-30-
22.
The price was right and effectively gives me one more gear on the road for down hills and the same ratios where it counts for climbing, and its lighter, so in the end I win.
I think!
Going Slowly 