Hi,
I've been running Shimano road mechs on my DH bike after getting sick of everything I bought from SRAM falling to bits. While I've found them pretty tough, I've still managed to hit the cable clamp bolt on them and bend it up into the cage, which adds a lot of friction. Add to that the need for quite a big loop of exposed cable and a tendency to rattle of the chainstay and I'm looking for an alternative.
If money was no object I'd just get the Saint M810 and be done with, but £80 from CRC is a lot to justify on something that could die the first ride out. SLX/XT are more sensibly priced, but even the medium cage looks pretty lengthy, something I don't really want. Then I remembered seeing a pic somewhere of a custom mech someone had made with an MTB cage and a SS lower arm section from a road mech. If I could get an SLX mech for £35 and stick on the shorter arm from an old road mech that would be ideal, but I don't know if it's possible. The arm on my road mech seems to be riveted on or something, and I don't know if prising it off would wreck it. If I got it off, I don't know if it would fit on an SLX/XT, or if the arms are removable on them?
Any advice on this?
Cheers
I've been running Shimano road mechs on my DH bike after getting sick of everything I bought from SRAM falling to bits. While I've found them pretty tough, I've still managed to hit the cable clamp bolt on them and bend it up into the cage, which adds a lot of friction. Add to that the need for quite a big loop of exposed cable and a tendency to rattle of the chainstay and I'm looking for an alternative.
If money was no object I'd just get the Saint M810 and be done with, but £80 from CRC is a lot to justify on something that could die the first ride out. SLX/XT are more sensibly priced, but even the medium cage looks pretty lengthy, something I don't really want. Then I remembered seeing a pic somewhere of a custom mech someone had made with an MTB cage and a SS lower arm section from a road mech. If I could get an SLX mech for £35 and stick on the shorter arm from an old road mech that would be ideal, but I don't know if it's possible. The arm on my road mech seems to be riveted on or something, and I don't know if prising it off would wreck it. If I got it off, I don't know if it would fit on an SLX/XT, or if the arms are removable on them?
Any advice on this?
Cheers