How many gears can I get this mech to work over?

mattbibbings
mattbibbings Posts: 95
edited January 2012 in MTB workshop & tech
I have this old LX rear mech
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and I want to use it on a weird bike i am building up. I also have some Dura ace 10 speed bar end shifters to use with it but I am unsure of the cassette that i can get away with?

I think it was an 8 speed mech. Am I right? I also think I can maybe even get it to work on a 10 speed cassette with these dura ace shifters. What do you reckon? How many sprockets will it cover?7

Cheers

Matt

Comments

  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    It will easily cover 9 as they are th same as 8spd.

    As the road ten speed cassettes hang into the wheel it should cover that. BUT the mech cage side plates is a lot thicker than more recent mechs do you could have spoke contact depending on wheel size.
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  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Only other comment I'd add to Nick's is that if it doesn't work you'll need a 9 speed MTB mech (or any Shimano road mech) to work with 10 speed road shifters. 10 speed MTB mechs are incompatible.

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