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Old 04-15-26 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by digger
Thank you Madddog.

I do not understand about the derailleur vs the shifters. The derailleur is not indexed, it moves what ever distance the lever tells it to move, so why would the derailleur not be compatible with the lever?
Pull RATIO, governed by the Cable Reel size inside the different Shifters.
think of it as bigger and smaller gears, only inside the shifters.

SRAM shifters use a larger front "gear."
that larger "gear" pulls a Shimano MTB derailleur too far, with each click.
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