Originally Posted by
Stroudy
Thanks! Did you have to abandon the indexing for that to work. That seems to be what the article says.
The other thing I'm going to try is perhaps placing some shims in the cage to match the nexave FD I took off. AND... I may try an angle shim so that the cage tail sits closer to the chainring
Jan tends to be a little dogmatic - I find his articles to be educational but not the final word. To answer your question though, no, still using index shifting. The setup I am using is 3x9 Ultegra brifters (ST-6510), paired with an Ultegra double FD (FD-6500), and a Tiagra crankset (FC-4503) that is fitted with the following chaingings
- TA Specialites Alize, 46T, ramped and pinned.
- Salsa 38T, 130 BCD, no ramps or pins,
- TA Specialites 24T, 74 BCD,
It shifts perfectly well for me (I am touring and commuting, not racing the TdF) though it took quite a bit of patience to get it set up (cage rotation, limit screws, and cable tension).