Moving to 10 speed?

BigAirNig

Hi

I currently run a 3x9 set up and wondered about getting a Shadow+ rear mech to quieten the chain and help prevent it coming off.

If I move to a 10 speed rear mech / cassette / chain and right hand gear shifter - will it still work OK on the front 3 rings - or do I need to get a different front mech also ?? [I think my Raceface Turbine chainrings are 9/10 speed compatible]

i.e. is it possible to change the few obvious bits required to go 10 speed, or does that affect other parts of the system also - meaning you need to do front AND rear mechs & left AND right shifters etc. [if you can even buy a right hand shifter on it's own ?!]

thanks

nicklouse

all covered in the FAQs.

but you can do as you say.

Uli

BigAirNig wrote:

[if you can even buy a right hand shifter on it's own ?!]

thanks

In every bike shop...or I didn't get the question.

shropshirelad1

I've seen the RHS shifters on ebay for sale, not sure if you can buy them in the shops.

Just finished building my Genesis and this has 10 speed. I'm using a 9 speed front shifter which is working fine. The rear is also 9 speed but this doesn't work with the 10 speed cassette, it misses some sprockets going up and down so I need to change it. Must be something to do with the way the joints are configured on the mech??

The Rookie

No, it's because the distance sideways between the gears is smaller (that's how they get 10 in the same space as 9), also a 9 speed chain is too wide to work properly on a 10 speed cassette.

shropshirelad1

Yes makes sense, Narrow chain fitted and can get the large and small sprockets but it won't shift correctly into the others, want to change it for the SLX shadow plus when I have funds.

Chunkers1980

You need a 10 mech too.

shropshirelad1

Yep, so is the shift movement (distance) different between 9 & 10 sp mechs?

cooldad

Yes

cooldad

Hell of a process though. A bit of inner tube on the chainstay solves the noise, and a well adjusted setup shouldn't drop the chain.

The Rookie

To use anything 10 speed you need shifter, cassette, chain and rear mech, the only exception is you can use a 9speed rear mech if you use a flat bar road 10 speed shifter.

The Rookie

It does, but it's also been shown to work as stated (no not done it myself, but enough people say it works...)

cooldad

But an even shittier solution to the problem, really.

The Rookie

Well it makes the initial conversion cheaper (no need for a new mech), longer term when you want to swap to a proper 10 speed you are then out of pocket I agree.

mrmonkfinger

cooldad wrote:

Hell of a process though. A bit of inner tube on the chainstay solves the noise, and a well adjusted setup shouldn't drop the chain.

Most definitely this.

Swapping everything from 9 to 10 speed would be a ways down my list of things to do.

Chunkers1980

Me too but it is a shitter that that is the only way to get a plus mech.

njee20

With a bit of bodging they work with a 9 speed SRAM rear mech. Not tried it myself, Northwind did IIRC.