Shimano 10 speed MTB/Road cassette compatibility
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Shimano 10 speed MTB/Road cassette compatibility
Does anyone know if the Shimano 10 speed road and MTB cassettes have the same sprocket spacing? I know the shifters and derailleurs are not interchangeable between road and MTB, but are the cassettes?
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Yeah for 1x10 or 1x11 drivetrains where those huge cogs are needed to get a sufficiently low gear, at the expense of BIG gaps in the interior gearing. They are still very unusual for 2x10 or 3x10 or 11 road and most MTB drivetrains.
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Its mentioned that 6-10sp have the same spacing. I use a SRAM 11sp cassette thats 11-36 and run it with a 105 11sp shifting. Works fine. Just wanted to add that in since its 11sp.
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With the exception of Suntour Ultra 6 speed being the same as 7 speed, you are totally wrong.
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SRAM road 11 speed has almost the same spacing as Shimano road 11 speed.
For MTB they are both identical.
However, combining 11 speed MTB cassette with 11 speed road shifters won't work well (same as vice-versa combination).
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11 speed is not compatible in road-MTB combination.
SRAM road 11 speed has almost the same spacing as Shimano road 11 speed.
For MTB they are both identical.
However, combining 11 speed MTB cassette with 11 speed road shifters won't work well (same as vice-versa combination).
SRAM road 11 speed has almost the same spacing as Shimano road 11 speed.
For MTB they are both identical.
However, combining 11 speed MTB cassette with 11 speed road shifters won't work well (same as vice-versa combination).
SRAM PG1130 11 speed 11-36t cassette.
Shimano 105 5800 FD
Shimano 105 5800 RD
Gevenalle CX 11sp shifters
Wolftooth Roadlink
These 5 things combined equal exact shifts all thru the 11 cogs and 2 chain rings. Not sure why this combo works...is the SRAM cassette not an MTB cassette?...i just assumed it was due to the wide gear ratio.
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Exotic - no, they are just standard parts now (go back 18 months and you were correct)
Won't work with road RD's - they will if your running 1x and a RD with the correct t count
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11 speed is not compatible in road-MTB combination.
SRAM road 11 speed has almost the same spacing as Shimano road 11 speed.
For MTB they are both identical.
However, combining 11 speed MTB cassette with 11 speed road shifters won't work well (same as vice-versa combination).
SRAM road 11 speed has almost the same spacing as Shimano road 11 speed.
For MTB they are both identical.
However, combining 11 speed MTB cassette with 11 speed road shifters won't work well (same as vice-versa combination).
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SRAM PG1130 11 speed 11-36t cassette.
Shimano 105 5800 FD
Shimano 105 5800 RD
Gevenalle CX 11sp shifters
Wolftooth Roadlink
These 5 things combined equal exact shifts all thru the 11 cogs and 2 chain rings. Not sure why this combo works...is the SRAM cassette not an MTB cassette?...i just assumed it was due to the wide gear ratio.
Shimano 105 5800 FD
Shimano 105 5800 RD
Gevenalle CX 11sp shifters
Wolftooth Roadlink
These 5 things combined equal exact shifts all thru the 11 cogs and 2 chain rings. Not sure why this combo works...is the SRAM cassette not an MTB cassette?...i just assumed it was due to the wide gear ratio.
Shifters and RD are Shimano road compatible, but the cassette is a MTB one. Spacing is off from road 11 speed by 0.16 mm, which should result in about 1.5 mm "miss" after 9 shifts. Inner roller width of a chain is about 2.4 mm. So guess it doesn't miss enough to really bother shifting, though it's not a perfect match.
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Expensive - no, they are just standard parts now (for Shimano, for expensive, see SRAM XD cassettes) (go back 18 months and you were correct)
Exotic - no, they are just standard parts now (go back 18 months and you were correct)
Won't work with road RD's - they will if your running 1x and a RD with the correct t count
Exotic - no, they are just standard parts now (go back 18 months and you were correct)
Won't work with road RD's - they will if your running 1x and a RD with the correct t count
11-36 just under 30 euros:
https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content...3918;orderby=2
11-40 - about 130 euros:
https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content...ge=2;orderby=2
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I stand corrected. Thanks for the post.
Shifters and RD are Shimano road compatible, but the cassette is a MTB one. Spacing is off from road 11 speed by 0.16 mm, which should result in about 1.5 mm "miss" after 9 shifts. Inner roller width of a chain is about 2.4 mm. So guess it doesn't miss enough to really bother shifting, though it's not a perfect match.
Shifters and RD are Shimano road compatible, but the cassette is a MTB one. Spacing is off from road 11 speed by 0.16 mm, which should result in about 1.5 mm "miss" after 9 shifts. Inner roller width of a chain is about 2.4 mm. So guess it doesn't miss enough to really bother shifting, though it's not a perfect match.
It was a kludge job(albeit a nicely spec'd one) to begin with since I was looking to use 105 components and a large cassette to get better bailout gearing. At least it lucked into working.
edited- I did some reading, and it looks like the SRAM cassette I have is a road cassette, even though the gearing range is wide. https://www.sram.com/sram/road/produ...130-cassette-0
SRAM recommends, on their site, using it with the Rival 22 group which is a road group. That would explain why it works well with my 105 5800 setup.
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Prices here in Europe.
11-36 just under 30 euros:
https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content...3918;orderby=2
11-40 - about 130 euros:
https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content...ge=2;orderby=2
11-36 just under 30 euros:
https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content...3918;orderby=2
11-40 - about 130 euros:
https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content...ge=2;orderby=2
Terrible comparison as not like for like, but low vs high end; low end Shimano (HG50) vs high end aftermarket Praxis; try Shimano XT (771 11-36) level vs Sunrace equivalent (MS3 11-42) and there is about a 10-15% price difference between street prices
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I agree - different class equipment. However, where I live, over 36 is still expensive and exotic, unfortunately.
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