Has anyone tried a Truvativ x7 gxp 2x10 chainset with xt 9 speed shifters and rear mech or know of any compatibility issues.
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Will Truvativ x7 gxp 2x10 chainset work with shimano shifters
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Posted 4 months ago #
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no... as i understand it only the front mech will work with "mis-matched" brands.
pull ratio on the rear is different for Shimano and Sram.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Hi Alpin
Thanks for the reply. Has anyone else any views on compatability. I am aware of different pullratio, but thought it would not impact on chainset, but would only affect say xt 9 speed rear mech with sram shifter not working together. Any help would be much appreciatedPosted 4 months ago # -
I've just fitted this same chainset with 9 speed x9 shifters and rear mech, with XT cassette and slx front mech and ultegra 10 speed chain (had it in the spares box). All works fine, there is a pic of it in the 'what have you bought this week' thread on the bike forum. As you have just said, I can't see how it will make any difference if you are using xt shifters etc.
Posted 4 months ago # -
The compatibility is indeed in relation to the chain and chainset. The actual shifting system is not a concern, so I think you can forget about the shifter/mech. Assuming you're using a 9-speed chain, the question you need to ask is: will a 9-speed chain work on the Truvativ chainset?
Posted 4 months ago # -
will a 9-speed chain work on the Truvativ chainset?
I initially used my about ready for replacing 9 speed chain when I first set up mine (as above post). It did seem to run about rough, so just tried a very lighly used 10 speed one for my spares box and was a lot smoother. Not sure if it was the chain being pretty worn (park tool suggested it was still fine, but just) or if the narrower chin helped. I was having a couple of beers whilst setting it up so didn't think about it too hard.
On a general note, I found things worked better using the old middle ring posistion on the x9 shifter for the little ring, when setting it up.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Many thanks to all the people that have replied
Posted 4 months ago #
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