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... or do i need a medium?
Running 1x9, 32 front and 12/36 cassette without issue
Do you intend to run a 36 up front as it's not that clear? If so you'll need a med IMO
Depends on the mech model. What are you after? As a rule though if its an MTB mech yes, road mech no.
If you intend running a 36 out back then you'll be fine. I use a X0 short cage mech with an 11/36 cassette and 32t up front, no issues and shifts perfectly.
On my MTB I run 1 x 10.
Cassette: 11:36
Chainring: 34T
Mech: X9 clutch short cage
No issues.
34 up front, and 36 max out back. I have the M640 one like [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-zee-m640-shadow-10-speed-rear-mech/rp-prod82431 ]this[/url]
I think it's gonna work, but i don't want to fit it if not, as i can exchange it.
I run a Zee mech with a stubby cage on an 11-36 cassette so, yes you can get away with it.
just looked at your link that's the one I'm running with a 32T chainring
Sorry to jump on this thread - but doing similar stuff with my drive train (4Xing my HT).
Is it possible to run a 10spd cassette on a 9spd Hope Pro freehub - I believe it just needs a spacer - is this true?
Cheers (Mrs RT).
8, 9 and 10 speed free hubs are all the same
Yup - no spacer required.
I am using a Zee (fr) mech with 11:36 cassette. Works fine on my current bike, but didn't work properly on another frame (every other component the same). It was basically the position of the 'notch' on the hanger, I think.
By the way, the difference between a Zee fr (can cope with 11:36) and a Zee DH (11:26 only) is not the cage - it's the link piece. It's not just the length of the cage. So to answer your question, a Zee fr should be fine whereas a different short cage mech might not work.
11-40 with a Zee on one, 11-36 with Zee on the other. No dramas.
ok, thanks for all the good replies.
It depends on the bike design, some have more chaingrowth than others. Mine is an extreme example but on a 224 Evo, you can't even use an 11-34T cassette with a short cage. How often you'll run into this as a problem on a more normal bike, I don't know.
(and before someone says, yes it was a wide range mech, yes it was in wide range mode- the short cage just has a limited amount of chainslack it can take up)