Originally Posted by
ricohman
I want to get away from these shifters as I can't use my bar bag.
I figured since a 10 speed cassette will fit right on and I can use my RD I thought might as well go all in. But keeping the 9spd makes sense. Can I buy 9 spd shifters with internal cable routing?
Internal cable routing is one of the things I don't like with Shimano's 700 10 speed series (105 5700, Ultegra 6700...). It makes shifting a bit problematic. Shimano 10 speed road stuff shifts rather poorly compared to 8 and even 9 speed. I recently switched back from 10 to 8 speed at the back - never regretted.
My opinion on speed number:
How many speeds? - Bike Gremlin