Perhaps you better take out the 14t, to make the range more smoothly, 11-12-13-15-16-- rather than 11-12-14-15-16--. I've ordered special Ultegra cogs for it, but if you look carefully as spacing I;m sure it will be okay.
Adding LX 11-12 to Ultegra 12-27 cassette possible?
If I had a LX 11-32 cassette and wanted to use the 11-12 cogs on a Ultegra 6500 12-27 cassette by taking off the 12-13 cogs and putting on the 11-12 cogs, would that work without adjustments?
The only road cassette I have is a SRAM 12-26 but I was told it wouldn't be good to add the Shimano mtn LX 11-12 cogs to that brand of road cassette. SRAM told me that.
Anyway, all I really want is a light cassette with a 11-27 range. I can handle losing the 28 and 32 but I don't want to give up the 11 cog.
I see some Ultegra 6500 12-27 cassettes on sale for $49 at somewhere about 200+ grams
I suppose with the LX 11-12 cogs and the larger 27 range, that 200 gram weight might be up towards 225g or something. Perhaps its just easier to get a XT 11-32 at about 268 grams.
The only road cassette I have is a SRAM 12-26 but I was told it wouldn't be good to add the Shimano mtn LX 11-12 cogs to that brand of road cassette. SRAM told me that.
Anyway, all I really want is a light cassette with a 11-27 range. I can handle losing the 28 and 32 but I don't want to give up the 11 cog.
I see some Ultegra 6500 12-27 cassettes on sale for $49 at somewhere about 200+ grams
I suppose with the LX 11-12 cogs and the larger 27 range, that 200 gram weight might be up towards 225g or something. Perhaps its just easier to get a XT 11-32 at about 268 grams.
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i did that with all DA cogs but had problems with shifting. it would hesitate between 13-15 when upshifting. the shifting ramps aren't aligned anymore so the chain will have more trouble going up.Cloxxki said:Perhaps you better take out the 14t, to make the range more smoothly, 11-12-13-15-16-- rather than 11-12-14-15-16--. I've ordered special Ultegra cogs for it, but if you look carefully as spacing I;m sure it will be okay.
i should get 11-27 Titanium cassettes soon with exactly the gears you meantioned above to have evenly distributed gears.
You can probably order replacement 11, 12 and 13 tooth sprockets from Cycle Dynamics that have the ramps lined up with your existing cogs. It's been a while since I have done business with them but I remember that they were very helpful when I did.
Surely the shifting difference between the new 13-15 combination wouldn't be too bad though??
Usually the sprockets have at least 2 or 3 teeth profiled, so even if they were a few teeth out, it should still shift OK.
I think I could put up with a slightly slower shift if I could get the 11 tooth back.
Cheers, Dave.
Usually the sprockets have at least 2 or 3 teeth profiled, so even if they were a few teeth out, it should still shift OK.
I think I could put up with a slightly slower shift if I could get the 11 tooth back.
Cheers, Dave.
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