Topic starter
As above please - quick answers welcomed as I'm bidding on ebay!
Thanks in advance 🙂
Posted : 31/01/2010 9:36 pm
No
Posted : 31/01/2010 10:15 pm
Yes! I have an old deore mech on road campy stis! they're fine
all front mechs work the same, i believe
(beware of size and top/bottom pull)
Posted : 31/01/2010 10:49 pm
For shimano, yes but
mixing with campag works but isn't perfect.
Posted : 31/01/2010 10:50 pm
The spring rates are different - road shifters have greater pull (leverage from long lever) - makes it hard to get mtb shifters to work with road mechs. Not sure about the other way round.
Posted : 31/01/2010 11:02 pm
Yes! I have an old deore mech on road campy stis! they're fine
all front mechs work the same, i believe
Not a good example, as Campy front shifters aren't indexed, so you don't have the same issue. You're wrong, all front mechs don't work the same - Shimano road ones have a different cable pull to Shimano MTB ones. It very certainly won't work out of the box - though it is possible to bodge.
See http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=%204068 for more details.
Posted : 31/01/2010 11:10 pm