I have the Altus on my Atlantis with 11-36 9 speed shifted with Silver2 shifters. Shifts great. Previous cassette was 12-32. No adjustments needed.
dougP On Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 1:27:41 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > I was surprised the Altus cleared the 36 tooth cog so easily. > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 1:19 PM Matthew P <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ignoring Sram because I am unfamiliar, and a road vs. mtb/mtn difference, >> lets say within Shimano mtb/mtn freehub bodies and cassettes, the widths >> are the same 8 speed through 12 speed. Double check me here: >> https://www.sheldonbrown.com/speeds.html So a rear derailer has to >> travel the same distance inboard-outboard-wise for 8-12 speeds, staying >> within the confines of friction shifting. So is the only other concern how >> big of a cog you have on the cassette and whether the rear derailer can >> clear it (and if not, wolf tooth road link or similar, right?). Maybe cage >> length (and pulley wheel size?) also matter(s) if bigger cogs and wider >> gear&cog range = longer/more chain to take up? >> -Matthew >> San Diego >> >> On Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 12:00:59 PM UTC-7 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> Tom >>> I run my Altus with 12 x 36 9 speed on my Plattypus using Micro shift 9 >>> speed shifter on index. Front : Silver Wide/ low double 38× 24. >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 10:45 AM Tom Wyland <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Pardon the dumb question, but can an Altus 8 speed rear der work with a >>>> 9 speed on friction shift? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Tom "still doesn't know much about shifting" Wyland >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/da3e2632-4f8c-4193-a218-15ca32d4a16cn%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/da3e2632-4f8c-4193-a218-15ca32d4a16cn%40googlegroups.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/c97fd1e4-488e-485e-ae51-33a44505d8a5n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c97fd1e4-488e-485e-ae51-33a44505d8a5n%40googlegroups.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/7d676e5d-cc18-46a9-b416-272d4e112ff0n%40googlegroups.com.
