Mods to Jamis Aurora Elite Drive Train
I have a 2009 Aurora Elite, it has 105 STI 10 speed shifters, Ultegra RD and a 12-27 rear cog. I was thinking to put a 9 speed 11-34 cassette. If I made this change I am assuming that the RD would need to be replaced with a mountain bike RD. This would change my low end gear inches from 30 to 23.
Would the shifter work without any problems? I don't know if the cable pull is the same or would I need to get a JTek shiftmate to cleanup any shifting problems? And if you have a better idea, throw it out here. I had thought of using the new 10 speed cogs and RD but this seems to be a cheaper way to go. |
With very few exceptions, Shiman (rear) shifters all pull the same cable, so you should be OK with that.
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To make the 10 sp shifter work with 9 cogs, you may need to look at getting a shiftmate since the cassette spacing is different - OR - look at pairing SRAM Apex cassette with 9 sp Shimano MTB derailleur.
See shiftmate details here: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/shiftmate.html and Cassette Spacing here: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/k7.html#spacing According to sheldon, 9sp is 4.34 mm, whereas 10sp is 3.95 mm |
Originally Posted by novacoke
(Post 11537074)
To make the 10 sp shifter work with 9 cogs,
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How about trying a 10spd SRAM cassette and Deore XT RD? The RD should work fine, but not sure about the cogs.
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Originally Posted by MNRon
(Post 11538179)
How about trying a 10spd SRAM cassette and Deore XT RD? The RD should work fine, but not sure about the cogs.
The cost savings won't be so good if I need the shiftmate. |
Here's what I did to my '09 Aurora Elite (GREAT bike, btw): install a 26t small chainring up front to replace the stock 30t small ring. Front shifting is still very good. I'm still using a 12 x 27 10 speed cassette.
If I wanted lower gears than that, here's what I would do: install one of the new 10 speed cassettes by Shimano or SRAM in something like 11 x 32 or 11 x 34 and install a Shimano mountain bike rear derailleur, realizing that the new Shimano Dyna-Sys "10 speed" mountain bike derailleurs have a different cable pull ratio than other current Shimano rear derailleurs, so I would need to stay away from them because they won't be compatible with my 10 speed road shifters. Oh, and I'd also need a longer chain if I installed one of those cassettes. |
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