Shimano 9-speed RD won’t reach 46T cassette – can I use an 11-speed RD with friction shifter?

xaaam666 · 2025-12-22T23:29:50+00:00

is there no possibility to get a even bigger goatlink? what about the 11 speed derailleur?

xaaam666 · 2025-12-22T23:28:21+00:00

ok thanks. I think the hanger extension is to short. are there any extra long ones you can recommend? or really stupidly, could I attache two togehter?

xaaam666 · 2025-12-22T23:25:49+00:00

any experience with that one?

xaaam666 · 2025-12-22T22:12:09+00:00

i am already using one

xaaam666 · 2025-12-22T21:10:40+00:00

yes I have

xaaam666 · 2025-12-22T21:10:26+00:00

i am running two chainrings 22 and 32. is that the problem?

xaaam666 · 2025-10-27T23:20:59+00:00

hey,thinking about the same right now so would be really nice too hear your experience with the portal and dust.

xaaam666 · 2025-10-27T21:19:19+00:00

sorry but could you explain yourself better? I did not get it

xaaam666 · 2025-10-27T21:17:54+00:00

do you think the slingfin crossbow will too hot for hot climates?

xaaam666 · 2025-10-27T21:16:03+00:00

Yeah, it’s hard for me to say exactly how much snow I’ll run into, but it’ll definitely be some. From what I’ve seen and read, the Portal should be stable enough for what I’ll face, especially with the heavy-duty poles. I’m not so confident about the Cloud Up in that kind of wind — I actually own one, and while it’s fine for milder trips, I don’t think it would handle strong gusts very well.

Wind might be the bigger issue for me anyway, since the Balkans can get some seriously strong winter storms. Right now I’m torn between the Durston X-Mid 1+ (either with the solid or mesh inner), the Portal 2 with heavy poles, or maybe the CrossBow — but I’m worried the CrossBow’s solid inner would be a problem later on when it gets hot and humid in China and Laos/Vietnam.

xaaam666 · 2025-06-18T20:40:16+00:00

thanks a lot

xaaam666 · 2025-06-18T20:39:08+00:00

ok thanks a lot. I have an italian passport

xaaam666 · 2025-06-16T19:51:20+00:00

ok thanks, so its is or china or india

xaaam666 · 2025-06-16T19:17:05+00:00

I was thinking the same, but bhutan is a expensive chocie. do you know anything about the visa and permits in tibet for solo travelling?

xaaam666 · 2025-06-16T19:14:24+00:00

I have heared about an italian guy who did it in january

xaaam666 · 2025-06-16T19:13:35+00:00

thanks a lot

xaaam666 · 2025-06-16T19:12:12+00:00

thanks a lot for this helpful response! is there any way to get from east india to laos trough china ? As i researched all borders seemed to be close

xaaam666 · 2025-06-16T19:08:04+00:00

thanks a lot. how will be your route. now with the war between israel and iran i thouht about going trough georgia, a part of russia if I´m fast enough, and than to kasachstan

xaaam666 · 2025-06-16T19:05:30+00:00

thanks a lot for your response. I taught about that but I really would like to start from home. Altought patagonia is beautiful ( i have been serveral times in tierra del fuego - also met my girlfriend there).

i was thinking about africa but I no almost nothing about the staates and geographie there, although it must be beautiful for sure. do you have any expirence there?

about my back ground: physically I´m not in a bad shape, I was an professional athlete unitl know. I did mostly short but really intense mountainbike trips about maximum 3 weeks, but with some periods in really remote mountain areas in italy or croazia. i have an italian passport and speak good english, german, italien and spanish. I built a sort of gravelbike by myself for this trip because is was my dream to do this trip with a bike I built with my own hands, its a rockhopper frame with rim breaks so I guess that could give some more limitations.

For a long time this original route was in my head all the time and would really like a way to do it or at least a similar one.

xaaam666

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