Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NW Ohio
Posts: 3,421
Bikes: 1984 Miyata 310, 1986 Schwinn Sierra, 2011 Jamis Quest, 1980 Peugeot TH8 Tandem, 1992 Performance Parabola, 1987 Ross Mt. Hood, 1988 Schwinn LeTour, 1988 Trek 400T, 1981 Fuji S12-S LTD, 197? FW Evans
Mentioned: 24 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 532 Post(s)
Some people have had success mixing shifter and deraileur brands, regardless of what the comapanies say. I put Shimano grip shifts on a Raleigh Record for my daughter using the original Suntour deraileur, and it shifts okay. It might shift better if I had the correct cable housing, but I was working with what I had laying around. Someday I may swap to a Shimano deraileur to see if there is any difference.