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Trying to work out bes way to get a low gear on the cross bike. I assume sram x7 mech will work with rival double tap shifters.
Will the 10 spd rival shifters work with a med cage 9 spd mech or only with a 10 spd x7 mech
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SRAM 10 speed stuff is cross compatible. 9 speed is different.
So you can use the Rival shifters with the 10 speed X.7 mech, but not a 9 speed one.
cheers for that
does anyone know if the med cage rival mech will strecth to take 36 tooth rear cassette?
No, you need an MTB mech to do the 36.
Could you just get a smaller double chainset? Maybe like a Middleburn Duo?
its for a new build and toying with eiterh 34-50 sram chainse tthat i have enarly new and going for a 32t out back but noticed teh 1030 11-36 cassette that is steel cogs on alu carrier that i think should last reall well
or change the chaniset ot an x5 double on 28 42 and buy a tiagra 12-30 cassette to run with the med cage rival mech i have. just worried that 42 12 will be a bit small on the road sometimes.
hopefully sram will bring out an 11-32 1030 cassette soon
steel cogs on alu carrier that i think should last reall well
You mean like most cassettes 😕
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42-12 top gear is not high on the road at all, IMO you'd spin that out annoyingly easily and spend all your time at the top of the block. 28-30 is also a fair bit lower than 34-32. If you went for the 28/42 chainset you'd definitely want an 11-up cassette I'd say, but even then I'd not choose it.
What exactly are you trying to achieve? Assuming this is a normal road bike are you worried 34-32 isn't low enough!?
no tis for a cross bike but to use on the hils of teh north lakes for some long steepish climbs for training. Having seen teh link u posted though i'll be going that way with the 11-32 cassette and cpmpact chainset
cheers