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  • 1×10, and 36t max cog. Can i get away with a short cage mech?
  • lardman
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    … or do i need a medium?

    carlos
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    Running 1×9, 32 front and 12/36 cassette without issue

    Do you intend to run a 36 up front as it’s not that clear? If so you’ll need a med IMO

    benpinnick
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    Depends on the mech model. What are you after? As a rule though if its an MTB mech yes, road mech no.

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    endurokid
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    If you intend running a 36 out back then you’ll be fine. I use a X0 short cage mech with an 11/36 cassette and 32t up front, no issues and shifts perfectly.

    alandavidpetrie79
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    On my MTB I run 1 x 10.

    Cassette: 11:36

    Chainring: 34T

    Mech: X9 clutch short cage

    No issues.

    lardman
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    34 up front, and 36 max out back. I have the M640 one like this

    I think it’s gonna work, but i don’t want to fit it if not, as i can exchange it.

    Lakes_Puma
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    I run a Zee mech with a stubby cage on an 11-36 cassette so, yes you can get away with it.

    Lakes_Puma
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    just looked at your link that’s the one I’m running with a 32T chainring

    redthunder
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    Sorry to jump on this thread – but doing similar stuff with my drive train (4Xing my HT).

    Is it possible to run a 10spd cassette on a 9spd Hope Pro freehub – I believe it just needs a spacer – is this true?

    Cheers (Mrs RT).

    legend
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    8, 9 and 10 speed free hubs are all the same

    Superficial
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    Yup – no spacer required.

    I am using a Zee (fr) mech with 11:36 cassette. Works fine on my current bike, but didn’t work properly on another frame (every other component the same). It was basically the position of the ‘notch’ on the hanger, I think.

    By the way, the difference between a Zee fr (can cope with 11:36) and a Zee DH (11:26 only) is not the cage – it’s the link piece. It’s not just the length of the cage. So to answer your question, a Zee fr should be fine whereas a different short cage mech might not work.

    mcnultycop
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    11-40 with a Zee on one, 11-36 with Zee on the other. No dramas.

    lardman
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    ok, thanks for all the good replies.

    Northwind
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    It depends on the bike design, some have more chaingrowth than others. Mine is an extreme example but on a 224 Evo, you can’t even use an 11-34T cassette with a short cage. How often you’ll run into this as a problem on a more normal bike, I don’t know.

    (and before someone says, yes it was a wide range mech, yes it was in wide range mode- the short cage just has a limited amount of chainslack it can take up)

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