Just picked up a lovely Evil Sov with Hammersmidt and wondering if i can match it to a 10 speed cassette. Which means i'll be using a 10 speed chain... do they do a 10 speed hammershmidt ring?
Also can i run a short cage rear mech with a 11 - 32 cassette, it says max tooth 30 on the short cage mech information, not sure if this means front or rear.
Thanks
Yes - the ring on the Hammershnizzle works with 10spd.
I guess your looking at a SRAM rear mech in which I can help you not. I run a dinky little saint rear mech on mine with a 11-34 9spd and it's perfect.
Thanks.... i am off to price up both 9 and 10 speed.... yet to be convinced that I need 10 speed.
I find the 22 Hammerschnooze perfect with the 11-34 rear. The overdrive is 1.6 so close enough to 22/36 front.
Only gearing justification I can see to going 10 speed is to run the 24 at the front which ends up with 24/38 front with 11-36 rear, so you gain one gear at the top end - which bothers me not so I am happy to stay with 9spd.
The other reason to go 10spd would be to drop weight and go XX pimp to da max...
I like my Shimano rear shifting so run XT/Saint on the back and X9 for the HammerSchmiter - works a treat.