The plan is to use thumbies on friction shift and have a 2x9 set up using 9 cogs from a 10 speed cassete and new SGX chainrings (50,34) 😬 We'll see how it goes.
I have XT M730 cranks and thumbies.
A nice Sachs front mech
I cant decide on a rear derailleur
& also cant decide between M550...