Shimano FD-6700: does it work with 6600 shifters?

yaya
yaya Posts: 411
edited July 2011 in Road buying advice
Has anyone tried a 6700 front mech with 6600 shifters?

I thought I read somewhere that Shimano don't recommend this combo but I'm wondering if there's any hard facts behind it?

TIA

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  • fortyone
    fortyone Posts: 166
    Appears to be a marketing thing to suggest that these wouldn't work together. If the front mech cage has the same width as the previous 6600, then it must work OK. In practice, virtually all things made by the same manaufacturer for the same general purpose work OK together. Consider the mad idea that there are such things as 10 or 11 speed brake callipers.
  • jonnym5
    jonnym5 Posts: 76
    I'd say it will work looking at this chart http://cycle.shimano-eu.com/publish/con ... s_2009.pdf

    Same pull ratio...same brand...same width so why not.
  • yaya
    yaya Posts: 411
    jonnym5 wrote:
    I'd say it will work looking at this chart http://cycle.shimano-eu.com/publish/con ... s_2009.pdf

    Same pull ratio...same brand...same width so why not.

    Hey thank you for the link this is very helpful!

    cheers!

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