You're right, the lack of an adjuster is a pain I'd forgotten about, I didn't like it even with bar-ends and brifters. Don't use this with downtube shifters!
On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 1:21:40 PM UTC-7 Paul Brodek wrote: > Gotcha, thanks for that, Joe. I guess with brifters or bar-cons it's not > hard to use an inline cable tension adjuster, so the most pain would come > with downtube shifters? Can you tap the rear of the der to thread in an > adjusting barrel? That would likely detract from its Shadowy > crach-worthiness, but there's not a lot of room in that short rear casing > run for an adjuster. > > Paul Brodek > Hillsdale, NJ USA > > On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 5:31:40 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> It will in fact work and yes you will drive yourself crazy trying to keep >> track of all this. Shadow is just a designation for an mtb mech that sits >> flush so you (supposedly) won't crash it on rocks, Riv sold the XT772 >> Shadow for years. I've gotten them to index 9-speed bar-ends and 10-speed >> Ultegra brifters. >> >> Where things go sideways is 10-speed and up Dyna-Sis, if you find a rear >> derailer like that it'll need its dedicated clicker. >> >> On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 1:57:35 PM UTC-7 Paul Brodek wrote: >> >>> So I'm kinda late to this party, and I don't think I have a complete >>> understanding of relatively recent Shimano der/shifter compatibility, but I >>> don't think the RD-M772 Shadow rder shown here will index properly with >>> Shimano downtube shifters, and even in friction mode the dt shifter cable >>> pull might be insufficient for the rder? Also the rder has no cable tension >>> adjusting barrel, so you either have to do without, making indexing really >>> difficult, or wire it up with an inline adjuster at the rear. I think >>> Shadow-type rders are only compatible with Shimano ATB shifters, not with >>> Shimano road shifters, dt or brifter. >>> >>> Microshift does make Shimano ATB-compatible bar-cons, I think, maybe in >>> both 9spd and 10spd? >>> >>> I've got an RD-6500-GS, all-silver, with a coupla light scratches, and >>> an RD-6700-GS, light-gray with a silver face, also light scratches. And a >>> cleaner 105 RD-5701-GS, gray/silver like the 6700. You can PM me if you're >>> interesting. >>> >>> FWIW the 6700-GS have been creeping up in price, I sold two very clean >>> ones on ebay recently, one went for nearly $80 and the other just under >>> $100. >>> >>> Paul Brodek >>> pcb at gmail dot com >>> Hillsdale, NJ USA >>> >>> On Monday, October 26, 2020 at 1:04:10 PM UTC-4, Sam Perez wrote: >>> >>>> Was hoping to keep this aesthetic but at the end of the day >>>> functionality and fun will be what I'll remember at the end of the ride. >>>> >>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2020, 8:33 AM John Blish <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> I have 2 units, both XT M772, silver, nine-speed, new, never used or >>>>> mounted, still in their bubble-wrap. >>>>> >>>>> Email me at jblish at gmail dot com. if you want one. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 7:58 AM Pat Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>> Look for the XT M772 RD as well, it's silver and 9s. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f07e9829-7dc4-4b37-907b-d1de95a5dc3fo%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> John Blish >>>>> Western Colorado USA >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> >>>> >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPMNyVxa-5NDFJ43xtX%2Bu%3DL%2BwUTjzPPjHG-f3Q34MM1Wr-o%3Dng%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPMNyVxa-5NDFJ43xtX%2Bu%3DL%2BwUTjzPPjHG-f3Q34MM1Wr-o%3Dng%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a7f6a1d0-e86c-4bfb-bc65-6b2b8f00006fn%40googlegroups.com.
