Thank you for describing how the fork bags are used with the adapters! I have been looking everywhere for a description and video of this!

i found a deore xt that looks like this, its m773 but the specs says it's 10 speed

Running the RD-RX812 with a CS-M5100 11-51 just fine with a GRX 40T front ring (yes your chain will need to be longer). B-Screw isn't even all the way in (Its an Orro Terra C bike so your hangar may need extending)

My height is 175cm. Which frame size should I buy for long touring?

I am tuning a gravel bike for my daughter. I wasn’t very satisfied with SORA R3000 derailleur shifting so under inspiration of this video I started testing alternative solutions (mixing sora shifters with MTB derailleurs). So far I have tested M3100 (easy to set, decent shifting, to many plastic parts IMO), M592 (tricky to set, not satisfying performance, decent build quality), M772 (very easy to set, still testing performance, very nice built quality). EDIT. I have reverted to sora derailleur. Just changed upper pulley and regulated it properly. XT had very similar behavior to Deore. I know that people modify cable routing in sora+shadow derailleurs combination but because of increased friction on the cable arm eyelet I don’t find it is optimal.

Thanks, I'm going to put this derailleur with 11v and 105 levers on my gravel bike 🖐🖐🚲🚲💪💪

What chain you are using?

Actually, you can combine 9x MTB RDs from Shimano like the XT shown here with older 10x Road STIs like 105 5700/Ultegra 6700/DA 7900 etc. I am currently running an XTR RD-M972 9x with an ST7900 on a 10x Sunrace 11-36, works absolutely flawless

what is your chainring?

Could you make some videos showing bike shops and prices of bikepacking products in Poland or Europe? Hello from Brazil, thanks for the video.

Im researching this bike for my next purchase and been watching tons of videos about it. Yours, by far, have the best explaination and suggestion. The little things that you've mentioned play a major role in my decision and im glad i came across your video. Well done and thank you.

Thank you!

any thoughts on size? I am 180cm. should i go for large or medium?

I have my gravel with an ultegra rear derrailleur (I got it second hand for 25 usd), a pair of ltwoo rx12 mechanical shifters, a ltwoo rx12 front derrailleur, a cheap 50-34 chainring from aliexpress, a 11-40 cassette from aliexpress and a pair of onirii brakes from aliexpress, pretty cheap setup with a very long range and it works amazing

Actually this is a really good video man, thanks for everything and share you experience. now I have a better idea about the combination. And I go to work with this combinatio, I think is a good range of speeds for me, And allabove, economic jaja

Hola, quisiera saber si puedo equipar las manetas sora 3x9 con mis bielas alivio 22-32-44 con el cassette 11-36 9s. Tengo la idea de poder hacer una bici gravel con una estetica mas aero usando esas manetas, veo que funciona bien con el desviador trasero, ¿Pero funcionara bien con las biela alivio? Hello, I would like to know if I can equip the Sora 3x9 levers with my 22-32-44 relief cranks with the 11-36 9s cassette. I have the idea of ​​being able to make a gravel bike with a more aero aesthetic using those levers, I see that it works well with the rear derailleur, but will it work well with the relief cranks?

Really nice! thank you very much!

I appreciate this. I'm currently running a GRX 810 with an 11x40, but occasionally need a lower gear. In the past I have switched to a smaller chainring (from 38 to 34), at the expense of my top gear. I just ordered the GRX 812, and I already have an 11x46 on the shelf from an earlier experiment. This should be a better solution, and it will probably (hopefully?) improve my shifting a bit when I run the 11x40, which is most of the time. The GRX-810 is pretty impressive in it's own ways, I even managed to run it in 2x with 44x30 chainrings and 11x40 cassette. It had just enough chain wrap and did a reasonably good job in the back, but the front derailleur adjustment was a struggle. Something always seemed to find a way to rub. I enjoyed the range it provided, but I eventually gave up on it and reverted back to 1x.

I just bought a Gestalt X10 2022. I'm very happy with it.

Great tips!! Dzieki :)

La estructura es exactamente igual a un rd m8000 o rd m5120 ✌🏼

What is your average top speed?

I am seriously questioning B links on standard RDs. Is it not just a cause for more flex and wear?

is there a 28-38T MTB crankset that would work on a sora?

Bombtrack Arise Tour or Four Corners? which one to chose? Bombtrack seems hard to find here in Japan. :( I can get a 2022 Four corners at a decent price. I wish I could find a 2022 Bombtrack Arise Tour in Royal gloss blue, that is my dream touring bike. :)

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Hi I have a trek Domane al 3 with sora components . I tried to go with 105 but it s too expensive. The idea of going with deore xt 9 speed is very interesting since deore xt is way better component than sora the shifting will improve . The question is should I keep the crankset with sora and the front derailleur sora and upgrade only the rear derailleur and the chain ; or should I go as you did with the grx ( which one did you used 610 or 810 for the crankset and front derailleur? I assume the rolling on gravel is pretty good but how about the road ? Does it roll like a road bike o a mountain bike . thanks for your answer . Greetings from Vancouver

So, 4 tooth above specification. The same situation with RD-M675; rated to 36T max, works fine with 40T cassette without any modifications, and "H" screw isn't screwed to max.

I have the marin four corners, I am thinking of getting alivio crank for getting up hills.i have no mechanical knowledge is this easy to swap over? Or any other ways to get easier gearing

hi what brand and size of this rear seat bag?

Love the set up, bit can i use rx812 11 42t on 2x set up 10 speed? Thank

Did you have to adjust the th3 b screw

Chain a bit short

hi man. thanks for a great review. Id love to ask this question which no one can answer me: 1. is the L size Four Corners too big for a guy who is 177cm? 2. will the Nicasio plus with 1x9 drivetrain be enough for bike touring over all with 2 heavy panniers? I did some bike touring in the past for several days and thinking about buying either Four Corners (they just dont have the M size, only L) or Nicasion plus. thanks, I would love to hear what you think!

Hi Arthur, thanks for the review. I plan to buy a new 2022 bombtrack 1 at a discounted price, or build my bike on a bombtrack 2024 frame. I was quite interested in the news about the bad paint job. Have you encountered a similar case with someone else on the Beyond frame. Does the paintjob problem continue to grow? Did you solve it somehow with the manufacturer? Thank you and I wish you many pleasant kilometers. Greet from Slovakia. Ivan

11-51t cassette with 53-39t crank on road bike?

3x9 speed user here. friction shifter. plenty gear range.

Wow. That's an excellent rang.

Good choices.

Thx! Do you have any budget gravel frame recommendation as well? (Even 2nd hand)

This has confirmed the bike leaning toward touring more than gravel. Which is just what I'm looking for. My research said the widest tires were 47mm. I'm very pleased to see that you were able to use 2". That was a big concern ,not anymore. Thank you for the informative thoughtful review.

Thank you, great review 👌

To anyone reading this. 36x46 is NOT low enough for adventure, bikepacking, touring etc. And the jump from 37 to 46 is and will always be, no matter how much you want it not to be, stupid and uncomfortable. It is one of the worst cassettes Shimano has ever came out with and they are continuing to overcompensate for their poor choice by coming out with a full lineup of mtb cassettes with big cogs that have steps TOO CLOSE. The best mtb cassette Shimano has ever made is their 11-40t 11s. Pair this with a 42/26 crankset, and you’ll be much happier with evenly spaced steps, a low enough low gear and a high enough high gear.

Thank you. Definitely some nice ideas there. My 9-speed bike has another amazing feature: a crankset with 3(!) chainrings. Now that will probably trickle down to a lot of bikes, because it is brilliant. I run: 9 speed deore derailer, 9 speed miche cassette, tiagra triple front derailer, 105 triple, octalink bottom bracket, dura ace bar end shifters (9 speed), trp c-spyre mechanical disc brakes and cane creek brake levers.

I run Sora 9 speed on my gravel bike with a deore derailleur, it's good, but I really want to try the sunrace rd-m900.... it works great with 44/26 or 42/24 chainrings for mountain bikepacking, but i'm just missing a clutch mech

Thx!

Oh my I love my new bike used to ride everywhere in Florida ...

Thank you for doing this test. Going from a 11-40t to 11-46t, did you have to re-tune the 812 derailleur? The reason I ask is that I use 3 different wheel sets (Road, Commuting, and Gravel) and only want to put the 11-46t on the Gravel wheels and don't want to have to mess with the derailleur and chain every time I switch wheels. Also, to confirm, you added 4 links to the chain from 114 to 118? I'd imagine this longer chain would also work fine with a 11-40t.

I can safely say the 812 works with an 11-46

Hi, a GRX 812 can work with a 11 speed casset 9-46 XD?