[dhr-racer]

So i was digging though the basement at work and came across this beauty

one if the original right hand 9.0sl 8-speed triggers still in the box

now it just so happens that there is an older, very tight ultegra 8-speed cassette in the basement as well thats sparkly new, so im wondering what the word was on these shifters was as it would be a killer setup if they work well

 

[pillete]

unfortunately they won't work together, as the actuation ratio of shimano is 2:1 and sram is 1;1

 

[dropmachine]

The cassette will work fine, but you need a 9.0 deraileur (I got one if you need it, randomly.)

That said, not very good stuff compared to SHImano's offerings at the time. CLunky, kinda clumsy shifting.

 

[dhr-racer]

... why would it not work with my XO rear mech?

 

[$BMFB$]

... why would it not work with my XO rear mech?

wouldnt you need an 8sp deraileur?

 

[samnation]

Derailleurs are typically only limited my the indexing of the shifters

 

[al-irl]

it would work fine with any of the x9/x7/xo rear mechs. It would be a cool setup because no one else would have it but i don't think those shifters were actually that good.

 

[mattmatt86]

I remember in high school having the 9.0 shifters and 9.0 brake levers. The Brake levers and perch were made of Plastic, talk about flexy.

 

[Sandwich]

make the switch. Give it a shot. I run XTR 8spd pod with saint810 derailleur and XTR 11-30 cassette. Great stuff.

I would imagine the shifter wouldn't be too bad, it was their top of the line after all.

 

[w00dy]

wouldnt you need an 8sp deraileur?

No. Almost any derailleur under the sun would work for 8spd.