Originally Posted by
himespau
I wasn't clear from the link (didn't read it too closely). Is it a straight plug and play or do you have to do the alternate routing bit mentioned as hub bub or use a shift mate (or is that only if you don't do 10->8 or 11->9)?
A while back I picked up a microshift RD that had good reviews for crisp shifting and light weight, but could do a wide range rear cassette (shimano compatible). I wonder if it'd work with that.
Then I could have the ultimate frankenbike drivetrain with campy levers, microshift RD, 105 FD, Sram cassette, KMC chain, and I can't remember the triple crankset I bought for it. Have a set of DA DT levers I was planning on putting on my Kelly Take-offs, but this would be cleaner looking and appeal to my strange desire of making it as diverse a setup as possible if it all played nicely together.
C10 works with S8
C11 should work just fine with S9 (awaiting our report on this one)
C10 works (in my experience) with S7 fw's with just a bit of trimming when working to lower/larger gears on the cassette. The C ergo shifters allow you to trim a fair bit without advancing to the next ratchet within the shifter. With the S7, there is usually only one shift to the lower/larger gears that is stubborn (don't know why, but there seems just one). Downshifting works well.
Hub-bub arrangements allow C10 to work with S9 (seen that one done)
Or C11 to work with S10 - haven't seen this one because S10 shifters from microshift or shimano are usually chosen to work with S10 rears
I have tried the shift mate and it works fine, but with all the combos above that can be made to work, I only think you'd need it if you had some combos that only the shiftmate can make happen.
Best of luck