I am currently running an 8 speed Shimano 105 short cage derailleur on a 12/26 cassette with a 22/32/42 crankset on a '94 Stumpjumper and it works quite well. Nice tight range, no chain slap that I can hear, and no issues shifting.
On Friday, April 4, 2025 at 11:28:32 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > I remember pro MTB racers using Dura Ace rear derailleurs back in the late > 80's / early 90s. Lighter, a bit more ground clearance, and those guys > were strong enough to never need more than a 1:1 gear, so why not? > Suntour's whole "MicroDrive" thing was basically the same idea, just > marketed differently. (Those derailleurs were awesome.) > > So far as I know, clutched derailleurs exist to resist chain slap and > dropped chains on 1x drivetrains in rough terrain. Multiple chainrings > don't require this, as the front derailleur keeps the chain on the ring. > > Assuming shifter / derailleur compatibility, I can't think of a reason > that it wouldn't work. > > --Shannon > On Friday, April 4, 2025 at 8:04:16 AM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> >> "experience using rough phrases like a Shimano 10%" >> >> I'm pretty sure 10% is a mistype of 105, but I don't know what "rough >> phrases" means or if it's an auto-correct thing. Whatever the wording, >> lots of people use road derailleurs on gravel, and they work as well as the >> set up allows and as well as the rider can work them. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> On Friday, April 4, 2025 at 7:48:23 AM UTC-7 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Do any of you folks have experience using rough phrases like a Shimano >>> 10% OR Ultegra For relatively tame gravel riding forest roads, things like >>> that? >>> >>> >>> Do they work okay? >>> >>> >>> Or do I need something with a strong clutch >>> >> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b72188a2-2f7e-4eb6-ac5d-3637b4968024n%40googlegroups.com.
