Shimano XT instead of 105
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Shimano XT instead of 105
I've contacted Sheldon Brown for advice. Asking him for replacements for my 105. He told me that 105 is nothing special, and his personal choice would be XT.
Thus, his personal choice would be mountain bike der for your road bike. Why?
Is XT better than 105, Ultegra, Dura Ace? I got the sense off him that it is stronger and shifts faster, but isn't lighter, but who cares. What are you thoughts on this one?
Thus, his personal choice would be mountain bike der for your road bike. Why?
Is XT better than 105, Ultegra, Dura Ace? I got the sense off him that it is stronger and shifts faster, but isn't lighter, but who cares. What are you thoughts on this one?
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XT would shift nicely - of the long-cage options out there, it's probably among the best. I have a friend whose Trek Madone has XTR for a rear der (with a 11-30 ten-speed cassette) and a compact double (34-50) in the front - a setup he bought for last year's Death Ride. He says it shifts as well as his Dura Ace setup ever did (he still has the DA brifters and front der).
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Originally Posted by djSlvt
I've contacted Sheldon Brown for advice. Asking him for replacements for my 105. He told me that 105 is nothing special, and his personal choice would be XT.
Thus, his personal choice would be mountain bike der for your road bike. Why?
Is XT better than 105, Ultegra, Dura Ace? I got the sense off him that it is stronger and shifts faster, but isn't lighter, but who cares. What are you thoughts on this one?
Thus, his personal choice would be mountain bike der for your road bike. Why?
Is XT better than 105, Ultegra, Dura Ace? I got the sense off him that it is stronger and shifts faster, but isn't lighter, but who cares. What are you thoughts on this one?
The XT would permit a later change to a wide range cassette, while the so-called "road" models generally won't handle anything bigger than a 30 in back.
In terms of "level" (again, mainly a marketing issue) XT is the same "level" as Ultegra. Indeed, I replaced the Ultegra that came on my Raleigh Cadent 4.0 with an XT. I actually didn't change the gearing, so the XT is working at a small fraction of its capacity with the 12-25 10 speed and triple front.
I switched to the XT partly so that I would have the option of going lower in back at a later date, but mainly because it is the low-normal "RapidRise" version which provides slightly better downshifting. The use of a low-normal in back also reduced confusion when I would go back and forth between my Campagnolo equipped bikes and the Raleigh.
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I can vouch for the XT as it shifts just as well as my Ultegra. I climb a lot, and being a clyde, the lower gearing is a plus without going to a triple. I went with the top normal design to keep the same shifting pattern on the brifters.
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Perfect. I'm getting me a nice XT for the rear. They cost kind of same as 105, out of china.
I'm still looking for front der solution, I want same specs for front as XT only top pull. Tiagra I have totally bad. That's what caused me to break chain in the first place, because it wouldn't shift from 2nd to 3rd front.
I'm still looking for front der solution, I want same specs for front as XT only top pull. Tiagra I have totally bad. That's what caused me to break chain in the first place, because it wouldn't shift from 2nd to 3rd front.
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Originally Posted by Raiyn
One of the benefits of having an XT rear on a "road" bike is that it confuses and upsets the OCP roadies.
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Originally Posted by djSlvt
I'm still looking for front der solution, I want same specs for front as XT only top pull. Tiagra I have totally bad. That's what caused me to break chain in the first place, because it wouldn't shift from 2nd to 3rd front.
If you are using STI shifters, you have to stay with a road front derailleur as MTB fd's have different geometry and don't shift well with STI brifters. That said, I have trouble believing the Tiagra fd was the cause of your chain breakage and that an MTB fd would do any better.
Sheldon is correct that "touring" and "MTB" rear derailleurs are pretty much the same animal except for marketing but the new name was really out of necessity. In the 1980's the touring market completely tanked and the MTB was just catching on and was destined to really be "the next big thing". Continuing to call wide range rear derailleurs "Touring" derailleurs was not going to work.
Also, as the MTB caught on, rear derailleurs were modified to meet their specific needs for ruggedness and dirt resistance. By now it's much more accurate to say that Touring bikes can use MTB rear derailleurs rather than the other way around.
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Yea, looking back, I do believe the chain breaking was caused by a cross shift, or mis shift. I think I shifted front, and it didn't go through all the way, and then I shifted back...
All the while I was clanking like crazy on me. Now I know the signs...
When this new XT arrives, I'll install it, and test it while bike upside down. Then I go out there and learn to shift properly...
Do you think I could reuse the chian? It had 1 bent element, where it brocke. I fix that with some pliyers. It is straight now, and able to hook.
All the while I was clanking like crazy on me. Now I know the signs...
When this new XT arrives, I'll install it, and test it while bike upside down. Then I go out there and learn to shift properly...
Do you think I could reuse the chian? It had 1 bent element, where it brocke. I fix that with some pliyers. It is straight now, and able to hook.
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I wouldn't reuse the chain. Chains aren't that expensive and $7-10 USD is a whole lot cheaper than another new RD if a damaged (but not obviously so) link in that chain were to break...
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Originally Posted by Halthane
I wouldn't reuse the chain. Chains aren't that expensive and $7-10 USD is a whole lot cheaper than another new RD if a damaged (but not obviously so) link in that chain were to break...
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Originally Posted by pothound
what about the width difference between the 105/ultegra and the xt?
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Originally Posted by djSlvt
If I knew what that man knows before I bought my bike, I wouldn't buy it. Instead, I'd buy a frame, handle bars, seat post and seat, pedals, drive train, two derailers, other stuff, and build a bike I love to use for about the same money.
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Originally Posted by djSlvt
Do you think I could reuse the chian? It had 1 bent element, where it brocke. I fix that with some pliyers. It is straight now, and able to hook.
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Originally Posted by 04jtb
i broke a link the other day the guy at lbs said it was ok to take that link out and just reconnect it, as long as it wasnt too short in 1st place
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I just built up one of my frames with 9-speed STI and a 12-25 cassette, and am using a 1995 XT long-cage rear derailer (labeled "8-speed"). Shifting works very well, although I don't need the extra capacity for either total chainwrap (53/39 double crank) or large rear cogs. It's just the derailer that I had sitting around.
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Originally Posted by pothound
my 105 rear hub assembly is 130mm. i think the xt rear assembly is 135mm. correct me if i'm wrong.
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Originally Posted by pothound
my 105 rear hub assembly is 130mm. i think the xt rear assembly is 135mm. correct me if i'm wrong.
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