Derailleur widgets Running 10 speed with 9 speed shifters

grpnpton
grpnpton Posts: 275
edited September 2013 in Workshop
Planning to take a 10 speed block and remove the largest sprocket looks like it will fit fine on a 7 speed cassette hub,I would then like to run a 9 speed shifter and reduce the cable pull which i've seen before,may of been on sheldon brown's website,anyone tried this,some rear mechs work better than others,changing the position where the cable clamps is one option.Thanks

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  • barrie h
    barrie h Posts: 102
    Have a look at Jtek ShiftMate, all kinds of combinations are available

    http://jtekengineering.com/shiftmate.php

    Barrie
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Just lose a small cog and use a 10spd shifter no shift mates needed

    http://sheldonbrown.com/k7.html#897
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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    10spd cassettes (even with one sprocket missing) need a 10spd shifter.

    If you really want to run a 9spd shifter then you'll need the shiftmate - never tried one though so can't say if it'll be okay in practice.

    Is the option of running a 9spd cassette with one sprocket removed not possible? 9 and 10spd cassettes are pretty similar width-wise.
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