Upgrade advice???
09-12-19, 06:49 PM
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Do you mean with the same cable pull spec's? Then yes.
If you're not sure, you'd better provide some model#'s. 5600 series is different than 5700, but compatible with older generations. (I think)
I'm not real knowledgeable on the "road" stuff, but there are incompatibilities that exist.
If you're not sure, you'd better provide some model#'s. 5600 series is different than 5700, but compatible with older generations. (I think)
I'm not real knowledgeable on the "road" stuff, but there are incompatibilities that exist.
09-12-19, 07:34 PM
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Yes, as long as we are talking 6-7-8-9-10 speed stuff.
If not, please explain.
If not, please explain.
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09-12-19, 08:22 PM
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You should not expect a startling performance improvement with such an upgrade.
09-12-19, 08:26 PM
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+1. In fact, stepping up a level in Shimano front derailers is something of a step down. The more expensive derailers can be very finicky about set up. The cages tend to be narrower and more highly sculpted which makes them rub in more gears. The cheaper versions of all Shimano front derailers (road and mountain) are better mechanisms.
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09-12-19, 09:29 PM
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Do you want help or do you want a confusing thread.
What problem are you trying to correct?
If none, leave it alone.
09-13-19, 03:37 AM
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09-13-19, 06:58 AM
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Maybe, maybe not. There might be compatibility issues if you go to, for example, SRAM. Microshift makes front derailers that are compatible with Shimano shifters. I have one on my touring bike that works well. But if your 105 is working, just stick with it. You won’t see many gains by changing it.
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09-13-19, 02:33 PM
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+1. In fact, stepping up a level in Shimano front derailers is something of a step down. The more expensive derailers can be very finicky about set up. The cages tend to be narrower and more highly sculpted which makes them rub in more gears. The cheaper versions of all Shimano front derailers (road and mountain) are better mechanisms.
This needs to be said more often. In a more cynical moments I feel like bike tech peaked several years, or decades, ago; it seems like diminishing returns since. Your comment was about FD solely, agreed, but I'd prefer an old skool Sora 8spd on my new bike vs. the Ultegra 11spd that seems to require constant tweaking. I sold my old Miyata with a Shimano 333 drivetrain this year-- original chain, freewheel, crankrings after 45 years, performed perfectly as a commuter. I guess this just makes me a retrogrouch.
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