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I'm building a road bike and want to use a flat bar (it's going to be a commuter). Also I want to use my mtb LX shifters (9 and 3 speed). I was trying to put an mtb XT front mech but it doesn't fit, it blocks the rear wheel. So need to buy a road front mech but don't really want to spend more money on new shifters. Is the mtb shifter going to work with a road front mech? Thanks
I seem to remember we tried something similar. It worked but the lever throw seemed to be massive to achieve the shift, not sure if that was just a setup thing though.
Think I've found the answer "The flat bar road shifters do in fact use the SAME cable pull as the MTB trigger shifters- they are interchangeable. What is important for flat bar shifters on a road set-up is the FD you use- the FD-R443 and FD-R453 are FDs which are designed for use with road cranksets, but have the same cable pull as MTB FDs. Right now I am using SLX trigger shifters with an FD-R443, and the shifts are nice and crisp."
I've got some 3 x 9 road flat bar shifters you can have for a tenner posted if you want?
Schmiken, can you send me photos please? e-mail in profile. Thanks!
Yeah, will do.