Nick Payne
Joined: 10 Jan 2004
Posts: 2626
Location: Canberra, Australia9/4/15 9:07 PM |
Shimano 10/11 speed compatibility for touring bike
For several years my main touring bike has been setup using Shimano 10-speed road shifters (R701) with an MTB 9-speed rear derailleur (XT M772) and 10-speed 11-36 cassette. Now that Shimano have changed the cable pull for MTB 10-speed, MTB 11-speed, and road 11-speed, my question is: can either a Shimano 10- or 11-speed MTB rear derailleur be used with Shimano 11-speed road shifters and an 11-speed cassette. I did a bit of Googling but didn't find this particular question answered. I was thinking of using one of the 11-40 11-speed MTB cassettes to give myself a lower gear for long steep climbs when loaded touring - front chainrings are 42-30 dual chainring setup.
Or alternatively, would I be better off going with SRAM to match an 11-speed road shifter with an MTB rear derailleur, still using the XT 11-40 cassette, as this will fit my existing hub with the 8/9/10 speed cassette body. As far as I can tell from the SRAM compatibility page at
https://www.sram.com/sram/mountain/technologies/exact-actuation
I should be able to match an 11-speed road shifter with something like an X9 10-speed derailleur for shifting scross an 11-speed cassette.
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