Originally Posted by
BikeWNC
What Shimano shifters do you have on the bike? There is some cross compatibility issues with Shimano shifters and read der. One of my bikes has DA 7800 with a XTR rear der. and the 11/32 XX cassette. It works great. But DA 7900 won't work with that version of XTR der. So I wonder if the new XT 10sp will work with the 7900 shifters. I guess you've checked that out.
My wife has SRAM Red with a XX rear der. and the XX cassette. It works flawlessly. It's a high end SRAM Apex. lol
On my current bike its Shimano Ultegra 9 speed shifters, brakes Crank and XTR cassette and derailleur. On the new bike it will be Ultegra 10 speed 6600 or 6700 (I forget which one)***shifters, brakes, Dura Ace Crank, XT derailleur and the Sram XX casette. A real "mutt" bike!
***I had this whole problem with matching the components - I don't like the new Ultegra with the space ship gray coloring. I want everything to be shiny silver which is why I had to get the Dura Ace crank arm (I hate the look of rhte new Ultegra crank). I know the 6600/6700 will work with everything... it's an old set that's brand new that a buddy sold to me.
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Last edited by Pamestique; 08-09-10 at 03:59 PM.