Cassette cog spacing: MTB vs. Road
10-27-07, 03:28 PM
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Cassette cog spacing: MTB vs. Road
Is there any difference in cog spacing between road and mtb cassettes? I am sure there isn't, but once i thought i read that you couldn't use brifters with a mtb cassette, so that made me wonder if the spacing is different.
EXAMPLE:
https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/129...Speed-2007.htm
vs.
https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/159...te-'07.htm
EXAMPLE:
https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/129...Speed-2007.htm
vs.
https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/159...te-'07.htm
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No, Shimano road and MTB cassettes are spaced the same if the number of cogs is the same. For example 9-speed road and MTB cassettes are spaced the same. Road 10-speed cassettes are unique because there are no 10-speed MTB components.
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They're the same. "Mountain" cassettes work fine with brifters. If you exceed 30 teeth on the largest sprocket though you will need to change your "road" rear derailer to a "mountain" rear derailer which will work fine with brifters. OTOH, front derailers and shifters a for road and mountain require a different amount of cable pull and are not interchangeable.
