Living with a Mullet on my gravel bike. The lower gearing give and take.

‪@oldguyandabike‬ Has been riding SRAM 1X Mullet gearing on his Turner Cyclosys gravel bike for a few hundred miles now. It gave him a lower climbing gear, but was it worth it?

His thoughts on the give and take of it all.

NOTE: It cab be done cheaply too.

1) SRAM recently introduced APEX mechanical that will shift an 11-50 12 speed or a 10-52 12 speed cassette, so there is no need to spend big on AXS to get a Mullet setup.

2) Of course there is the option of the Ratio Technologies widget swap that takes a SRAM Doubletap 10 or 11 speed road shifter and converts it to 12 speed (road or MTB widgets are available). If you already own a SRAM road shifter set-up, it is a super budget way to get a Mullet running on your bike.

00:00 Intro
00:37 The Mullet: What is it?
01:57 I was a 2X guy
03:55 Mullet for the lower gears
04:27 Mind the gearing gaps!
05:21 A vote for simplicity
06:25 Was it low enough?
07:15 Was it tall enough?
09:13 Did the gearing gaps matter?
10:43 How do YOU use your gravel bike?
11:53 Is it a win?

#gravelbike #gravelcycling #SRAM

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