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Brand X Ascend II, had mine for 3 years. I ride almost every day. Works as good as the day i bought it. Great value.

Old thread, but I have just read the whole thing, very entertaining. I looked at it as I am deciding to sell or keep a GX Eagle drivetrain on a fat bike, or go 2x11 or 2x9. I have 1 other fat bike a Felt DD70 which came with a 22-32-44 x 11-36 Deore/Alivio 9 speed drive train. This drive train is super robust and has a giant range. With the Jumbo Jim's being a fast fat bike tyre being in the 44t chainring out of the saddle, cruising along on tarmac I enjoy the 44t. Main point about Deore/Alivio 9 speed is how tough it is. 3 times I have mashed the RD, and straightened it on the trail by hand, and it works fine. Thats amazing. The quality of the shifting is excellent and 9 speed is so easy to setup and stays tuned with nice big spaces between cogs. The GX Eagle on the other hand is extremely sensitive to misalignment. When it works its tremendous. Slick changing, back pedalling on the 50t, huge range. But I'm on my second RD in 800 miles, and its been in shops 3 times to be realigned. (just learned that the bearings in the hub must be tight, any play will have a negative impact on shifting on the 36t-42t-50t). I can imagine the 2x or 1x 11 Shimano XT must be a great drivetrain, but I am seriously impressed with Deore/Alivio 9 speed. Its extremely cheap too. Probably go 9 speed 22-36 x 11-36 which is good on a fat bike.