One should note that Shimano’s 11-speed *MTB* rear derailleurs require more cable pull to shift over 11 speeds than Shimano’s own 11-speed *road* rear derailleurs, like your Ultegra 6800. The difference is not trivial and exceeds 20%. Thus, one needs to qualify one’s statement about whether Silver DT shifters pull enough cable, because they may not for the MTB Dyna-Sys rear derailleurs that some favor for the larger gear capacity and chain wrap.
On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 2:01:43 PM UTC-8 Andrew Turner wrote: > I'm sure to most, this is a 'no duh' situation but throwing my hat in for > the approval vote regardless. If there are any die-hard 9 speed friction > fans out there like me, this might be of interest. > Before I thought: > > A) the Silver DT shifters don't pull enough cable to fit 11 speed > B) I'd be spending the majority of the ride feathering the gears > > Wrong and wrong. It works shockingly well, perhaps even better than 8-9 > speeds perhaps because there's simply less room to mess it up. Now I > probably wouldn't enjoy it as much with shifters that didn't utilize the > ratcheting system since I can feel how the ratchet sorta auto-corrects the > right engagement point when I'm changing gears but that's a topic of > personal taste. > > My setup is an Ultegra 6800 long cage rear mech, 11 speed chain, 11-34 105 > cassette, and a Grand Cru 50.4 46-30 crankset. > > Obviously the downside of all this is cost but if anyone was building up > something new and was 11 speed friction curious, give it a shot! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2e4206e6-990c-467c-990f-a5285228b696n%40googlegroups.com.
