I have a 10 year old Raleigh Tour 4.0 that I have rebuilt/upgraded into a true hybrid; front suspension, but many road components. My friends call it my Frankenbike, aptly named. So my rear derailler is a Shimano 105-5700. My shifter is a Shimano SL-4700. When I had the local bike shop true my wheels and do a mild tune up, they said I had the wrong shifter. I had complained about it missing gears. They said I needed an SL-4600, which would match up perfectly with my 105-5700. I did a duck-AI, and that was one of the three shifters that was listed. Two were for handlebars with drops, but mine is a straight bar. Before I go and spend the money on another shifter, can anyone confirm that this is the proper shifter for a Shimano 105-5700 ten speed? TIA

AL

The mechanic is correct. It's a little confusing going by model numbers with Shimano groupsets. The 5700 group has a system with a 1.7 cable pull ratio and shares that with most Shimano road groups up until the 11 speed generations which changed to 1.4. You need the shifters, derailleur and cassette designed for the same pull ratio. The 4700 shifter was designed to work with the newer 1.4 ratio to match the same generation newer groupsets. So, yes, the 4600 shifters will work with your current components and probably some other Shimano 10sp and Microshift R10 Xpress flat bar shifters will work.

Thanks!! I just ordered a 4600....thanks for the explanation. Makes perfect sense. More knowledge is a good thing!

AL