10 speed components

ade555

Can you please help to decide if I'm making the right purchase, Don't want to push budget over £110, all this would be with 1x possibly 2x, not sure if the medium cage will work 2x if I decided to do that.

I could go with @ £105.96

KMC X10-73 10 Speed Chain
Shimano SLX M675 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech
Black, Medium Cage
Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Trigger Shifter
Shimano SLX HG81 10 Speed MTB Cassette

or

@ £97.46
KMC X10-73 10 Speed Chain
Shimano Deore HG50 10 Speed MTB Cassette
Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Trigger Shifter
Shimano Deore M615 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech

Thanks

supersonic

Medium cage will work with some 2x set ups - depends on 'chain wrap capacity' (one to google).

For a 1x set up there is nothing wrong with those choices. Definitely a good move going for the XT shifter - it is superb. The cassettes are not the widest ranging, though you can add expander cogs with some fiddling (should you want more range). Or consider a Sunrace MX or MS3.

ade555

Whats the difference between MS and MX? weight?

The Rookie

Yup, the MX has some tweeks and an aluminium largest sprocket.

ade555

ok so will this MS3 11-42 works fine with medium cage Derailleur? I will have to go with MS model due to price.

supersonic

Yes, though you may need a longer b tension screw.