10 speed chains are slightly different from 11 speed. 10 speed chainrings are slightly different from 11 speed, but in most cases, you can simply swap out the chainrings instead of buying a whole new crankset. Some rear hub cassette bodies are only designed to accomodate up to a 10 speed cassette.
Yes they are. The 11 speed cassettes of Shimano and Campagnolo have the same sprocket spacings and overall widths, so you can swap a Shimano wheel/freehub/11sp cassette with a Campagnolo wheel/freehub/11 speed cassette. Rest of the bike can be Shimano or Campag 11 speed, it doesn't matter.
An 11-speed chain will cause chain rubbing and poor shifting when used on a 12-speed cassette because of the extra width. If your goal is optimal shifting, it's recommended to avoid this combination. Also, an 11-speed chain will accelerate component wear due to the stress on the drivetrain.
I have done the same thing: 10 speed cranks on a 9-speed bike and I used the shims to install. Haven't had any problem with them and shifting is excellent. So just use the 10-speed crank with the shims and you will be fine.
No, an 11 speed road shifter has a different pull ratio than an 8, 9 or 10 speed. Any 8, 9 or 10 speed road shifter will work with any 8, 9 or 10 speed road rear derailleur (unless it's Tiagra 4700). However, the 11 speed road system pulls more cable per shift and therefore is not backwards compatible.
In addition, front derailleurs are made for either 7, 8, 9 or 10-speed chains, but they can often be used interchangeably. If you are using a different chain than your derailleur was made to work with, the degree of adjustment you can expect will be lower than with a matched set.
Because the 9 speed cassettes width is the same as the 10 speed,and the width of the chain coupled with the distance between the front mech plates has been designed to work together,you wont experience excess rubbing in the extremes.
The chain, cassette and/or chainrings are the most likely items to wear out and will typically give visible or measureable cues – such as hooked teeth or a lengthened chain. That said, derailleur springs will lose tension overtime, and pivots will get sloppier.
Are Front Derailleurs Necessary? These days front derailleurs are essentially not necessary, on mountain bikes at least. Now even high-end road bikes are starting to lose their front derailleurs. With a larger rear cassette, it's possible to get the same number of gears without the need for a front derailleur.
Re: Three speed shifter + two speed derailleurCan be done but don't try to upshift from the big ring or something expensive will give.
FYI, you will not be able to run a Sram derailleur with any 7 speed shifters. They use a different leverage ratio than anything that was available for 7 speed. You can use Shimano 9 speed derailleurs fine, but make sure they are the 9 speed stuff.
A friction shifter (often referred to as downtube or barend shifter) is a lever that moves up and down, pulling a gear cable and in effect changing your gears. There is nothing complex about friction shifters.
As a general rule of thumb, it's best not to mix and match drivetrain components from different brands. While things such as cranks, chains and cassettes are mostly inter-compatible between brands, generally speaking, shifters and derailleurs aren't.
Will a triple front derailleur work with a double crankset? - Quora. Yes, it will work. What you will need to do is set the two adjustment/limit screws which stop the mechanism from going too far up or down. In short you will need to screw in the screw that limits the lowest the mechanism can reach.
A derailleur for your mountain bike should match the specifications on the original derailleur. That is, while it doesn't need to be the same model of derailleur, it does need to be the same brand, in almost every case. It also needs to match the number of gears, or have more intended.
Shimano and SRAM both make quality products, but their approach and styles are different. Looking at the current component landscape, it can be said that Shimano is generally the more conservative of the two. Over the last decade, SRAM has pursued drivetrain innovation more aggressively.
Chains for 11-Speed BicyclesShimano and SRAM 11-speed chains are cross-compatible. If you have a Shimano 11-speed drivetrain, a SRAM chain will work fine and vice versa, however manufacturer's recommend pairing your components for optimal performance.
Most importantly, YOU CANNOT mix Shimano and SRAM hydraulic brake parts. It's more than a performance issue — it's a safety issue. The SRAM rear derailleur (mech) will not work with a Shimano shifter as is; the cable pull and shift activation ratios are not the same between the two systems.
TL;DR: no, a SRAM 10-speed derailleur will not work with an 8-speed shifter. The reason behind it is kinda complex, though. With drivetrain compatibility, your shifter speeds always has to match your cassette speeds - that much is obvious. However, you actually have quite a bit more flexibility in your derailleur.
-chains have the same outer dimension, the 12 speed derailleur would have narrower cogs than what required for a 10 speed. -As long as you can set the high/low limits on the derailleur to keep it on the cassette it should be fine.
It is possible to mix and match as long as you get components from the same generation. For example: 9000 Dura Ace, 6800 Ultegra, and 5800 105 are all cross compatible. Each have 11-speeds in the rear, use the same cable pull per shift and use the same front derailleur design.
Derailleurs will last almost indefinitely. The jockey wheels will wear out in time (tens of thousands of km) but the rest of the mechanism shouldn't see significant wear.
Microshift has made all Centos components fully compatible with Shimano, so the cable pull ratios for gear and brake are identical. A meta-analysis of online comments from Microshift customers shows a lot of successful mix-and-matching going on across 11-speed Shimano groupsets of varying ages.
