spookini wrote:
Tom A. wrote:
Agree on the SRAM for drivetrain...especially since staying with 1:1 actuation allows you to run MTB derailleurs with road shifters. For example, I'm running 10sp Red shift levers with a Force FD (I've got a standard road 53/39 crankset on my Fuji) with a 10sp MTB derailleur w/clutch (I forget the model) on the rear.I'll assume this is all still Red-to-Red, though?
Nope. The shifters happen to be Red, but the front derailleur is Force and the rear is (I just looked) MTB GX 10 speed...like this:
spookini wrote:
If I'm going budget-ish, what is SRAM's entry-level line? (All these names/product line naming conventions are foreign to me.)
For SRAM, any of the road levels (Red, Force, Rival, Apex) all work with each other...and are all what SRAM terms "exact actuation", or 1:1 cable pull ratio. So, if you find a MTB derailleur with the same number of gears, and it's also "exact actuation" (like what you see above...not all SRAM MTB derailleurs are), then "Voila!", it'll work with the SRAM road shifter.
Shimano used to be that way also a long time ago...I'm pretty sure it's not the case any longer, and I have no idea...
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