ebsocalmtb
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Interesting thread, I've experienced the same thing recently. I put a hybrid Sramano drivetrain on my rise before I rode it. I'm running an X01 shifter, GX derailleur, SLX cassette and Shimano 12sp chain. I initially cut the chain to the same length as the full SLX setup that I pulled off the bike, and I discovered that the SRAM derailleur was wanting a different chain length then the slx derailleur. I removed only a single link, and it seemed mostly ok, but I still had chain slap and teh chain was looser then optimum. I believe overall, I ended up taking 2-3 links out of it and it's better now.
One thing that is good is that the rise has minimal chain growth through the travel. I'm used to setting up bikes with pretty extreme rearward axle paths and the chain sizing on those things, combined with how picky the 12speed stuff is on chain length, can be a pain. This bike is pretty straight forward overall.
Regarding the AXS vs GX/X01... i have AXS on two other bikes in my fleet of 4, and the other two on x01 eagle mechanical and my rise with a hybrid x01/gx/slx setup. I do like that the axs shifting is very consistent no matter the conditions and it makes it very easy and fast to change wheelsets between bikes, which I do very often. With AXS, I can just write down my trim settings for each wheelset/derailleur combo and I can go right back to them when I swap. That being said, AXS is a luxury, and overall it doesn't add anything to my usage of the bikes. If anything, I prefer X01 mechanical over all of the setups because there is no battery management, it's lighter and very straight forward.
Let's put it this way... I travel a lot with my bike in a bike bag, going to races. Even though I have AXS on my bike, you'll never find my axs bike, in my bike bag, without a full backup mechanical shifter/derailluer/cable/housing ready to go. In contrast, I show up to races all the time with nothing but the mechanical setup that's already on the bike, fully expecting to get through the weekend without issue.
One thing that is good is that the rise has minimal chain growth through the travel. I'm used to setting up bikes with pretty extreme rearward axle paths and the chain sizing on those things, combined with how picky the 12speed stuff is on chain length, can be a pain. This bike is pretty straight forward overall.
Regarding the AXS vs GX/X01... i have AXS on two other bikes in my fleet of 4, and the other two on x01 eagle mechanical and my rise with a hybrid x01/gx/slx setup. I do like that the axs shifting is very consistent no matter the conditions and it makes it very easy and fast to change wheelsets between bikes, which I do very often. With AXS, I can just write down my trim settings for each wheelset/derailleur combo and I can go right back to them when I swap. That being said, AXS is a luxury, and overall it doesn't add anything to my usage of the bikes. If anything, I prefer X01 mechanical over all of the setups because there is no battery management, it's lighter and very straight forward.
Let's put it this way... I travel a lot with my bike in a bike bag, going to races. Even though I have AXS on my bike, you'll never find my axs bike, in my bike bag, without a full backup mechanical shifter/derailluer/cable/housing ready to go. In contrast, I show up to races all the time with nothing but the mechanical setup that's already on the bike, fully expecting to get through the weekend without issue.
