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S-Ride M700, the low-cost 1x 13 MTB drivetrain you’ve never heard of

S-Ride M700 1x13 budget Chinese single ring 13-speed mountain bike drivetrain
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Count ’em, there’s 13 there. You’re excused for having no idea who Chinese drivetrain maker S-Ride is. But while the well-known drivetrain producers like Shimano, SRAM, and now Rotor are fighting to produce the latest & greatest premium 1x mountain bike groupset, S-Ride reworked their existing derailleur to handle a newly machined 13-speed cassette on a budget. They even do a 1×12 MTB drivetrain at a price that’s hard to believe…

S-Ride M700, budget 1×13 MTB drivetrain

S-Ride M700 1x13 budget Chinese single ring 13-speed mountain bike drivetrain

The M700 groupset may not look like the most refined complete setup, but it seems to deliver a solid spec while also making upgrading to another gear easy.

S-Ride M700 1x13 budget Chinese single ring 13-speed mountain bike drivetrain

While most 12 or 13 speed setups we’ve seen require a new freehub, the S-Ride M700 fits their new cassette on a standard 10/11-speed mountain bike hub with a HG body. That alone is reason enough to give this group a second look.

S-Ride M700 1x13 budget Chinese single ring 13-speed mountain bike drivetrain

S-Ride M700 1x13 budget Chinese single ring 13-speed mountain bike drivetrain

To do that S-Ride machines a large, hollowed-out upper gearing cluster out of a single block of alloy, that can cantilever over the spokes.

S-Ride M700 1x13 budget Chinese single ring 13-speed mountain bike drivetrain

The next three gear cluster of steel cogs gets pinned to an alloy carrier, then five more loose steel cogs. The final gearing breakdown: 11-13-15-17-19-21-24-28-32-40-46-52.

The S-Ride M700 1×13 setup is meant to play nicely with what you already have making it an easy upgrade. Use any 11-speed HG compatible hub, any 12-speed chain on the market (like Rotor’s 13s, cog spacing seems to be the same as 12s), and modern 12-speed-ready crankset & chainring already on the market.

S-Ride M700 1x13 budget Chinese single ring 13-speed mountain bike drivetrain

That 13-speed rear derailleur looks to share the same construction as S-Ride’s other derailleurs. Real concrete specs are thin, but it uses a mix of forged & cast alloy body parts with a machined alloy cage and aluminum pulley wheels without any narrow-wide tooth shaping. Geometry-wise it features a horizontal parallelogram and an offset upper pulley to maintain constant distance to the cogs across the wide-ranging cassette. It does not include a separate, adjustable external clutch mechanism, but refers to a ‘chain stabilizer’.

S-Ride M700 1x13 budget Chinese single ring 13-speed mountain bike drivetrain

We tossed the three 1×13 components on our scale, and they weighed in at 287g for the rear derailleur, 408g for the 11-52T cassette & 124g for the 13-speed trigger shifter.

How much will a 1×13 setup cost you?

S-Ride M700 1x13 budget Chinese single ring 13-speed mountain bike drivetrain

The only other single ring, 13-speed group you can buy now is Rotor’s. Still only offered for the road, the cheapest possible setup now will cost over $2000, and you’ll have to lace a new wheel. Surprisingly current 1×12 comes at a much lower price, from $250 for a three-piece NX Eagle setup to a surprisingly affordable $770 XTR 1×12 upgrade kit, assuming you can buy the right freehub bodies for your current rear wheel.

So, S-Ride’s new M700 1×13 components? They should set you back $780 including the 13-speed rear derailleur, 13-speed 11-52T cassette, and righthand 13-speed shifter.

What about 1×12?

S-Ride M700 1x13 budget Chinese single ring 13-speed mountain bike drivetrain

That does sound like a lot when you stack it up to current XTR or the super affordable NX Eagle, but remember both of those are still 12-speed. If you want affordable 1×12, S-Ride also makes a $288 M600 combo (rear derailleur+shifter+cassette) with an 11-52T cassette, a $225 M510 combo with an 11-50T, even some M600 combo with an 11-50T as low as $190.

S-Ride M700 1x13 budget Chinese single ring 13-speed mountain bike drivetrain

There’s even a 1×11 M520 derailleur with 11-46T or 11-50T cassettes made to work with Shimano 5800 shifters.

So how do you get ahold of any S-Ride drivetrain components to try them for yourself? S-Ride is currently working on developing European distribution. But for the time being they say that Aliexpress is a viable distribution channel. That sounds shady to us (and the 1×13 stuff isn’t there yet anyway.) Clearly S-Ride is still built more like an OEM supplier than a company working to deliver straight to consumers. Maybe the next mountain bike you pass at Walmart will be spec’ed with a wide-ranging 1×13 groupset?!

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Flatbiller
Flatbiller
4 years ago

Why wear Levi’s when you can wear Leighvie’s?

Alex
4 years ago

Gears are actually: 11 13 15 17 19 21 24 28 32 36 40 46 52

ed
ed
4 years ago
Reply to  Alex

add 10 and remove 52

Dinger
Dinger
4 years ago
Reply to  ed

10T cog has never been a good idea. It’s too small and eats a lot of power via friction. Better to go bigger sprockets and arrive at the correct ratios.

Mike
Mike
3 years ago
Reply to  Dinger

Ethirteen has 9T/50T cassete now

bill morris
11 months ago
Reply to  Dinger

Tell that to Sram and Shimano engineers. They seem to think they know whats best for all of us by almost erasing 2x and completely erasing 3x shifting on the front end thereby limiting our range of gearing. They areclaiming 1x is “more reliable”. I raced my 3×10 custom build front chainring 3xgroup using chainrings from Blackspire in Canada which gave me more range than any 1×12 system. I used 650 wheels, with a 26,32,42t setup on the front crank and 11-46 rear cassette. In more than 40 mountain bike races and 6 years I only had problems witht he front derailleur in one race. Once I got a simple Deore front derailleur dialed in, it NEVER failed. And I was riding about 300-400 km a week in training for several years on that system in addition to xc races every 6 weeks on the average. With an XT780 rear derailleur and 435 gram 11-46t Sunrace cassette which was 35 grams less than a XT 8100 cassette and shifted just as well. the weight penalty was only about 220 grams over a 1×12 system because the rear xt 780 was only 234 grams which is 50 plus grams lighter than a xt 8100 rear derailleur, I was only carrying around a little extra weight on the crank (about 80 grams) and the weight of the front shifter ( about 150 grams plus the shifter cable weight.I had two lower gears than a 32×51 system gives me and the to speed was about the same as a 29er with a 36t chainring. I used to do a bit of road training with my friends who were on their 29ers with 36t chainrings and I was right on their rear wheels on the flats with my 40t big chainring and my 27.5 wheels. And offroad I could climb steeper inclines
I finally succumbed to to buying a 1×12 while building my new xc ful sus rig from a Chinese Lightcarbon.com frame, because it wasn’t compatible with a front derailleur and I’m old and enjoy some rear cush. I race in Colorado and Thailand with my bike, and i miss the lower geraing in Colorados steep stuff. In Thailand, some guys change their front ring according to the race course terrain which makes sense, but with my old system i never hadto do that ritual. IM still winning races on my 1×12 which made me compromise and run a 32t up front at my age, the copromise has taken away my ability to climb the steepest of climbs on adventue outings. But if I put on a 30t in the front I couldnt enjoy road riding training sessions and would be spinning more than I need to in high gear. I love my new rig but at times missthe old system. IM thinking of building a chinese hardtail carbon mtb frame and using a 2/11 system or 2 x 12 on it for gravel racing. It wont be the fastest rig out there using mountain bike wheels butit will be more fun for me to ride and still a great climber. and very very light.

Randy B.
Randy B.
4 years ago

That’s wonderful.Just shut up and get on your old 3×9 and start grinding. It’s great new levels are attained all the time. But I still can have just a good time on a hard tail 3, ring 26 as a 4500 dollar shiny ride
I suppose I’m in the minority on this because I see a lot of trick bikes hanging over tail gates

LemondRider
LemondRider
4 years ago
Reply to  Randy B.

Aren’t 1x systems for riders who don’t know how to properly use a front derailleur? I can’t imagine the friction on these cross-over angles. Chains like to go in a relatively straight line, don’t they?

Wil V Patrocinio
Wil V Patrocinio
3 years ago
Reply to  Randy B.

Still, nothing beats 3 x 9/ 10

Trybo Bike Tech
Trybo Bike Tech
4 years ago

I want this. Not because I find it useful, but precisely because I find it not being such. They just need to splash it with coloured blingage. That is a massive block of aluminium on that cassette there. Make it in green for me. Please?

Pedro Skotch
Pedro Skotch
4 years ago

Im still fan of 2×10 speed. Sorry but i just laugh when i heard 850$ transmission… WHAT??? For just a 100$, i pick a all new 2×10 transmission… marketing mambo jambo!!!

threeringcircus
threeringcircus
4 years ago
Reply to  Pedro Skotch

Haha, totally with you.

foolcyclist
foolcyclist
4 years ago

I am still waiting for the new wide range 8 speed MTB drivetrain. That will be a game changer.

Mikey
Mikey
4 years ago
Reply to  foolcyclist

Sram EX1 has been available for almost three years

Tavo OMC
Tavo OMC
4 years ago

Alguien sabe donde lo venden ya??

Bewer
Bewer
4 years ago

I think – after riding the 13 sp S-Ride drivetrain – it is a very good alternative to SRAM and Shimano because there are some advantages i.e. cassette fits to Shimano standard freehub only a 12 sp. Hain is needed. A great solution for all the people who don‘t need that XD or Microspline stuff.
So I think all these bawlers should test the components first before leaving an unobjective comment. And this is also be true for bikerumor.
And in addition the price you mentioned is not correct. It sounds more like an rough idea to confuse the readers of bikerumor. I really know totally different number, but only for the European market.

Bewer
Bewer
4 years ago
Reply to  Cory Benson

@Cory: The msrp actually is not fixed at the moment. I‘m in contact with S-Ride to finalize the product and to discuss the market price for Europe. I think it is a challenge to place a new product like this. There are so many Shimano and SRAM driven brains who are extremely negative without any knowledge about the product. I keep you informed about the final European msrp.
In addition to that: pulleys have been reworked, because of some reasons and the shifter has been optimized in terms of the shifting distance. With this two changes It will be a really alternative to Shimano and SRAM for all those bikers who have a wheelset with Shimano standard freehub.

mike robibaro
mike robibaro
3 years ago
Reply to  Bewer

I’m about to get a 1X13 S-Ride.
Do you know if cog spacing is more like NX or more like deore, or different all together

Asking because if its more like one of those I’d rather get an NX or Deore specific chain

Ed CJ
Ed CJ
2 years ago

My 1st MTB is going all Taiwan. Innovation didnt get us to our 3x9s a decade ago while our dads were faithful to their 1x1s and 10spd roadies.

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