Forgot to add that the 7402 shifts the knobby-wheelset 14-28 just fine; I’d bet $15 that it would accommodate a 30 with B screw properly screwed in.
44/28 X 14-28 knobby gearing/44/28 13-25 fat slick gearing. On Fri, Apr 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > Tame gravel riding? I’ve been using road derailleurs on dirt for years and > they work fine. Currently a Dura Ace 7402 which shifts my 10 cogs just fine. > > Long ago I used a short cage 8-sp Ultegra on a Specialized Stumpjumper > Team; with the longer mtb derailleur hanger it shifted a 7 sp 14-32 > cassette just fine unless it got mucked up by a lot of sand; even then it > still worked, it just grumbled when shifting to the 32. > > Really, the best shifting I ever had on my dirt road Fargo was using a > short cage 9-speed Microshift rd; better than the 7402, tho’ it’s close. > Unfortunately an errant stick destroyed it. > > My take is that any road rear derailleur that shifts well on pavement will > shift acceptably on dirt as long as you don’t stretch the capacity too far. > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM Bernard Duhon <[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/CH2PR17MB3720AF06D4798B51A29543A9CDA92%40CH2PR17MB3720.namprd17.prod.outlook.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CH2PR17MB3720AF06D4798B51A29543A9CDA92%40CH2PR17MB3720.namprd17.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing > services > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* > > *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* > > *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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/CALuTfgvAeMAEa8MJohq%3DPOF-WHoFhV_omRn8X%2BLSGvjQhLhydw%40mail.gmail.com.
