Having just gotten round to getting 1x10 on my bike, I was wondering if I would need to change the rear mech on my bike, I have a Shimano XT Shadow clutch mech which came standard on the bike (Five)
Is the mech something I would need to change as well? As I know you can get short/med/long cage mechs, I've only ridden the bike once since the 1x10 addition...
Cheers guys.
You can get away with a short cage mech which is nice, but you don't have to.
As long as I don't [i]have[/i] to change the mech then that's fine by me!
Cheers 🙂
I think you'll need a 10 specific mech.. and as the previous poster says you'll be best off with a short cage.
It is already a 10 spd specific, so for now I think I shall leave it be!
More so as you've already got a clutch mech.
I changed mine as the mech spring seemed to be weak and wasn't a clutch mech, so switched to a short cage clutch type. Well worth it, though probably for the clutch rather than the short cage.
