MTB Gears for Shimano GRX - Garbaruk drivetrain review

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:48 - Garbaruk meets Shimano GRX
03:40 - Cost and Economics
05:14 - Anodize It
06:07 - Wrapping Up
07:22 - Final Pros and Cons

[thedownunderverse]

I’m a simple man. I see Ride Adelaide, I watch and like. Keep being you!

[eyeninja]

Been running 10-50 x 40 front for 2 years on 2 bikes: one sram, one grx. Works a treat and looks pretty. Nice review!

[veryveryintense]

When I built my 'monstercross' bike (steel frame drop bar bike with 2.1 inch mtb tyres and wheels) I lost many hours of my life I will never recover working out the best way to get ultra wide range for my bikepacking trips. I dont mind the weight as long as I've got the gearing to see me over the off road mountain climbs, and my camping gear is heavy. I have found in Scotland last year I literally needed the 30t 52t ratio quite a bit surprisingly. I ended up getting the ratio technologies mod to use Sram Eagle with Rival shifters and have never regretted this decision, I did consider this exact setup but needed that tiny bit more range and low end. Now the time is approaching after 3600 miles where i've got to replace it in a month or two and the GX eagle cassette costs nearly as much as the Garbaruk! Many thanks for showing it off, I would really appreciate a long term abuse test though because I worry about investing in wearable parts beyond the mid tier I usually go for, and I tend to stick with what I know even if Sram takes me for a fool charging what they are asking at this point for a pinned together cassette.

[justinl]

BAnother top vid! BMCR replaced my 10-42 Sram Rival cassette with a HG compatible Garbaruk 10-50. Changed everything..loving it! Keep up the good reviews!

[corvus]

For me it's 2x for life. I love my 30, 42T set-up. Got light used DT swiss wheels, 42 cassette and winter tyres for 250$. Norway got many good deals

[tomtiehatten]

Recently I bought some Garbaruk parts after I have been using a Garbaruk oval chainring for over 2 years. Most of the time I ride my gravelbike on really flat terrain in a good mix of on and off road and for that type of use I'm using a 11-32 SRAM cassette. I found out that Shimano created GRX 1X purely for 11-40 and 11-42 cassettes and only then it all works better than almost anything else. With the 11-32 SRAM cassette this is quite different, shifting is not how it should and can be. I replaced the standard derailleur cage for a Garbaruk cage with the Garbaruk pulleys and that was the best thing I could have done. Now the whole set up not only shifts perfect with the 11-40 and 11-42 cassettes as Shimano likes you to use, also with a 11-32 SRAM cassette everything is way better than it was and also with a 11-46 cassette all's fine. Didn't try a bigger cog but I'm convinced it will work as it works with the cassettes with smaller cogs. Very happy with my purchase as my bike shifts better than it ever has done with the by Shimano not advised cassettes.

[neilk]

The GRX 820 12-speed groupset is a secret weapon no-one ia talking about. The poor mans mullet with no hacking required!!

[kentjoosten]

Tried the “easy” 11-46/GRX tricks folks mentioned in comments for my Bianchi road bike: nothing and goatlink. Shifting was terrible in both cases even with chain lengthening and B-screw adjustment. Put on the Garbaruk cage and pulley wheels, 4 extra chain links and it works flawlessly

[peterharrington]

Running their XD 10-46 cassette with a Shimano SLX derailleur on my gravel bike. 4000 miles in and going strong.

[gibbens]

Perfectly timed video James, as I'm just starting a Bossi bike build with Pete this week. So much useful information. Cheers 🚴‍♂️👍👍👍

[DcCock]

I have a Garbaruk XD cassette on my mountain bike. It's lighter than XX1, costs less than X01, and it looks cool. I highly recommend their products if you can wait a month to get it.

[jabrobbins]

I’ve run it on two bikes and it’s been flawless. I run a 10-50 and 42 up front.

[NoBrakes]

I've been running Garbaruk, (both XD and Microspline) for a while now in 12 speed, so looking at them for GRX is an obvious choice. Thanks for the review.

[basengelblik]

And those Garbaruk cogs and a solid SRAM XO chain ... you can ride it until it is worn to the bone. I have a replacement set laying around, but I am still running it for another winter season. I thought the cogs would really start to break down by now ... but no still running. Shifting does become slower near this end though ...

[TheCrossroads]

A long term review would be interesting especially with the pulley bearing.

[tree_VR_Gliding]

I'm happy with my Sensah SRX Pro groupset (11T - 52T in the back and 44T in the front). After I brought it to my bike mechanic for adjustments, the shifting is super smooth and a heck of a lot cheaper. I paid $265 for everything.

[gijsnooteboom]

Question: Can I change my DI2 GRX 815 cage to a Garbaruk cage and one of their bigger cassettes? Running an extreme 48 x 31 in the front (2x) and a 11-50T in the back? Maybe crazy but just very curious. I get the idea it would .62 ratio!!! Curious if it works what chain length would support maybe that is the caveat!

[SamuSaurama]

Was it Ross from Path Less Pedaled channel, who swapped Deore XT cage to GRX deraillieur and got that wider range...

[jeanboilard]

Can you fit that cage on a GRX 810 derailleur?

[ryanmacdonald]

I am a fan of garbaruk, but after chewing through a 34t oval chainring in 3 months and another buddy chewing through their cassette in 6months, I am reluctant to give them another try. I am hoping that the extra teeth on their Gravel/road chainrings will help with durability. But if you’re a powerful rider or rides in harsh conditions, keep an eye on the component wear.

In terms of function, they are A1. Chainrings run dead quiet and the long teeth allowed me to remove my chain guide and between the ring and chainguide weight savings it was an easy 100g Vs previous setup. They also clear mud very well.

Hopefully the 40t ring will last longer. Fingers crossed, they look amazing on most bikes!