Originally Posted by
Jancouver
Thanks for the reply.
I was planning to use SRAM mtb 10 speed rear derailleur with SRAM road shifters.
Something similar to this
http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/...top-fuel_96645.
Pretty much the only thing I need to figure out is the crank/bb and the FD. I can also use SRAMs 10 speed MTB crank/FD however that would add an additional cost to my project as I already have Ultegra and Rival road cranks available.
Interesting. I didn't want to come off as completely negative on the idea. I have done a couple of similar conversions in the past and my comments were based on my experiences.
It can be doable, but I'd look into the Q factor of the cranks and check the width across your chainstays before putting out the dough.
Also, this setup will result in a poor chainline, so you would need to be extra vigilant about cross chaining from the inner chain ring, not so much from the outer.