Too many gears

Turbo124

I have a stock 3x10 setup (42/32/24 x 11-36) which gives me far too many gears than I generally make use of - so want to convert to a either a single or double chainring set up.

I don't want to fork out for SRAM XX1 so what would people generally recommend as a set-up to keep a sufficient gear range? I'm tempted to go for a single chainring to make it as light as possible but am not sure this will give me enough range - I tend to ride a mixture of XC, single track and trails like Forest of Dean etc.

And any conversion tips/chainguide recommendations welcome too!

cheers

cooldad

Remove the big ring, adjust the high limit screw and see how you do.

97th choice

The above plus a bash guard in the size, or slightly above that of the middle ring, so e.g 34, to replace the big ring you remove.

mcnultycop

I had the same chainring sizes as the OP and went 2x10, I rode that way for a while but there wasn't a big enough differential for me between the two rings. 24/36 suits me better, which is what I've gone for now. As above though just give it a try first.

bartimaeus

I've just gone 22-36 to replace 24-34-44... the 22 and 36 were easier to get cheap than a new 24 and 34, and once you have a 36 the 44 seems a bit pointless. Seems pretty good so far - though changing down from big to small will take some getting used to, as you need to go up 2 on the cassette.