9 Speed VS. 10 Speed (Dyna-Sys) for Bicycle Touring?
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10-19-15, 05:35 PM
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I had forgotten in the original post that you were using a flat bar and thumbshifters. I was thinking brifters, which were cross-platform compatible for 9-speed but not for 10.
You cannot use 10-speed Shimano road shifters with 10-speed Shimano MTB derailleurs--different cable pull. If you wanted to switch to 10-speed and use road shifters with MTB derailleurs (to match your MTB chainrings and cogs), you would need an adapter.
Since you run flat bars and MTB thumbshifters, no problem.
All you would need to change would be the cassette, shifters, rear derailleur, and chain. FD and chainrings are fine. (You don’t mention what rear derailleur you have in the first post, but obviously it is 9-speed.)
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You cannot use 10-speed Shimano road shifters with 10-speed Shimano MTB derailleurs--different cable pull. If you wanted to switch to 10-speed and use road shifters with MTB derailleurs (to match your MTB chainrings and cogs), you would need an adapter.
Since you run flat bars and MTB thumbshifters, no problem.
All you would need to change would be the cassette, shifters, rear derailleur, and chain. FD and chainrings are fine. (You don’t mention what rear derailleur you have in the first post, but obviously it is 9-speed.)
Sorry to provide info you don’t need.
10-20-15, 09:52 PM
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