Mountain Bike Derailleur On Road Bike

The pull ratio for a road front derailleur is different than the pull ratio for a mountain front derailleur.

Mountain bike derailleur on road bike. Because you want to climb better. They ve come a long way since. Your rear derailleur is a technological marvel. Show only shimano items.

First invented in 1906 it was clunky unpopular and had two speeds. Enduro all mountain. But the front derailleurs are specific to the shifters. Shimano road shifters up to 10sp will shift any mtn bike rear derailleur up to 9sp.

The rear cassette is often smaller on a road bike as well you won t see a 36t big rear cog on many road bikes unless they re touring bikes. Shimano altus mountain bike rear derailleur direct mount rdm310. Shimano on social. Cnc bicycle shifter cable and housing for road mountain bike mtb.

The best mountain bike derailleurs today are durable easy to tune and can shift smoothly even under load. You should buy a new derailleur for the same reason the first one was invented. Iow if you have 10sp road shifters you can run a 9sp shadow mtn bike rear derailleur and use a cassette rated to the max teeth of the derailleur. Mountain derailleur with mountain shifter road derailleur with road shifters.

Given the differences mountain bike front derailleurs can t be used on road bikes and vice versa. Some colors are prime eligible. Zsling extra long mtb road bike rear derailleur hanger extender with m10 screws derailleur hanger fit 34 52t flywheel aluminum frame hanger extender kit 11g black red by zsling 12 99 12. That may be true.

99 15 99 15. The spacing between the chainrings for the same gearing ie 9 speed vs 9 speed is the same on road and mountain. 4 6 out of 5 stars 338. Components road category rear derailleur.

Additionally mountain bikes often have three chainrings on the crankset. Clear selection compare products select within 4 select within 2. Most 8 and 9 speed shimano mountain bike and road kit is inter compatible because they both use the same cable pull ratio. Fd s need to be shaped to the number of chainrings typically 2 less so common 3 on a road bike vs often 3 on a mountain bike as well as the size of the chainrings.

I just know i run a sram force front derailleur on my mtn bike with a sram x0 gripshift and an xtr shadow rear with sram attack gripshift for that. So using an index front shifter like triggers for a mountain bike does not work well with a road bike front derailleur. On mountain bikes the large chainring on the front will be in the 40s or 30s instead of the 50s.