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                        <title>Re: 12 speed mech/11 speed shifter?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/12-speed-mech-11-speed-shifter/#post-11847223</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Resounding yes then. Thanks all.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Resounding yes then. Thanks all.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>lardman</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: 12 speed mech/11 speed shifter?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/12-speed-mech-11-speed-shifter/#post-11847153</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 12:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;m running a 12sp SLX mech with an 11sp XTR shifter (Sunrace 11-50t cassette) with no issues.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm running a 12sp SLX mech with an 11sp XTR shifter (Sunrace 11-50t cassette) with no issues.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>Yetiman</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: 12 speed mech/11 speed shifter?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/12-speed-mech-11-speed-shifter/#post-11847138</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 12:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I did the same with SRAM too. X01 11spd shifter and a GX 12spd mech.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I did the same with SRAM too. X01 11spd shifter and a GX 12spd mech.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>Superficial</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: 12 speed mech/11 speed shifter?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/12-speed-mech-11-speed-shifter/#post-11847096</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 11:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[It&#039;s a yes from me too. I&#039;m running a 12 speed SLX rear mech, 11 speed XT shifter, Sunrace 11-42 11 speed cassette and a KMC 11 speed chain. 

It all works as well as the 11 speed SLX rear m...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[It's a yes from me too. I'm running a 12 speed SLX rear mech, 11 speed XT shifter, Sunrace 11-42 11 speed cassette and a KMC 11 speed chain. 

It all works as well as the 11 speed SLX rear mech and shifter, Sunrace 11-42 11 speed cassette and KMC 11 speed chain on my previous bike.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: 12 speed mech/11 speed shifter?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/12-speed-mech-11-speed-shifter/#post-11847080</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 11:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Yes you can. It&#039;s basically the reason that the likes of one up stopped making cage extenders. They did the job but you can now get a whole rear mech for not much more.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Yes you can. It's basically the reason that the likes of one up stopped making cage extenders. They did the job but you can now get a whole rear mech for not much more.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: 12 speed mech/11 speed shifter?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/12-speed-mech-11-speed-shifter/#post-11847041</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 10:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Thanks ‘box’
That’s what I was wanting to hear. Good to know it works.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks ‘box’
That’s what I was wanting to hear. Good to know it works.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: 12 speed mech/11 speed shifter?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/12-speed-mech-11-speed-shifter/#post-11847034</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 10:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve used 11 speed shifter and 12 speed  mech in shimano flavor to great effect.

I&#039;m pretty sure they were designed to be that way so you could replace you mech with a 12 speed one but not ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I've used 11 speed shifter and 12 speed  mech in shimano flavor to great effect.

I'm pretty sure they were designed to be that way so you could replace you mech with a 12 speed one but not have to throw out the rest of the drivetrain until that to was worn out.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: 12 speed mech/11 speed shifter?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/12-speed-mech-11-speed-shifter/#post-11847025</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 09:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Not personally - got 11 and 12 speed set ups but not mixed them as yet.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Not personally - got 11 and 12 speed set ups but not mixed them as yet.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>sillyoldman</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: 12 speed mech/11 speed shifter?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/12-speed-mech-11-speed-shifter/#post-11847021</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 09:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[@sillyoldman
Thanks for that.... good to know:  is this something you’ve tried?]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[@sillyoldman
Thanks for that.... good to know:  is this something you’ve tried?]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: 12 speed mech/11 speed shifter?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/12-speed-mech-11-speed-shifter/#post-11847015</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 09:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Shimano 11 and 12 spd MTB cable pull is the same as far as I remember, so a 12 spd mech would work better on a wider than 11-46 spread 11 speed cassette.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Shimano 11 and 12 spd MTB cable pull is the same as far as I remember, so a 12 spd mech would work better on a wider than 11-46 spread 11 speed cassette.]]></content:encoded>
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