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I'm building up a Cotic Soul 275 and would appreciate some advice on this here kit - [url= https://www.merlincycles.com/shimano-xt-slx-2-x-10-disc-brake-groupset-58862.html ]Groupset[/url]
I know that being 2 x 10 it's not very fashionable but it does suit my age and the riding I'll be doing :-).
However, I don't fully understand the implications of the shifters in 'direct mount - i-spec B' style. Is 'direct mount - i-spec B' a bad thing? My understanding is that the shifters would bolt onto the brakes. Is that correct?
Also is the SGS cage (long?) on the rear derailleur OK for this range of gearing?
Cheers.
I-spec B will bolt straight on to your brake levers. There will be in-out adjustment on your shifters but no rotational adjustment separate from the brakes.
When I first started to use I-spec, it meant that I had to run the shifters at a flatter angle than before and took a little while to get used to.
SGS long cage is what Shimano specify for this gear range, but a GS medium cage will work equally well. It just means the lower jockey wheel will be a bit closer to the ground, so slightly increased chance of snagging it. As a positive, it does give you the capacity to go up to a larger size cassette or use an extender sprocket with the double ring chainset in the future.
Thanks for the reply.
I'm not sure if I like the idea of a flatter angle for the shifters. Have others found that i-spec B is a problem or am I being a silly old Hector?
No issues here with I spec b or the new I spec 2
I started pointing my brake levers down many years ago. I didn't like it when the undergrowth applied the brakes for me.
Now I realise that one of the main reasons I can't pop my front wheel over little drops etc. is because of where my levers are pointing.
If you have a bike you ride now you could adjust the shifters parallel with the brake levers and have a test ride, see how you get on. I made a compromise between the two when first fitting I-spec, as in brake and shifters were both realigned to somewhere between the positions when mounted separately.
I-spec 2 has some rotational adjustment but that's only on the 11 speed I think.
You could sell on the I-spec B shifters and buy some clamp on versions instead. I have a bike with SLX groupset, but fitted XT shifters as they are the only part that warrants spending anything extra IMO. Most 10 speed parts seem to be on sale somewhere.