Has anyone tried the 12-36 with Apex medium lenght rear derailleur? I know it only supports 32 teeth but I'm wondering if there is any room. Thanks!
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If you manage to pull it off, I don't recommend it. There is nothing wrong with a long rear deraileur. A good XT or XTR, if not fallen on will last forever.
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I recommend doing some reading. Short answer is they allow for different big big and small small gear combinations. Look here for a good explanation. http://forums.mtbr.com/drivetrain-shifters-derailleurs-cranks/when-use-long-cage-vs-short-cage-derailleur-205890.html Figure out what gears you plan on running up front and in back and then choose the appropriate cage per manufacture recommendation. I hope this helps
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Please? Anybody? If anyone is 5 feet tall or around there and has used this machine or others (418, 431, 438) in this line, please drop a line here and tell me what you think of it? I am particularly interested in what kind of reach it takes to grip the handlebars while striding. Does it bend you forward to reach them or can you do so in relative comfort without straining your back? ANY input is greatly appreciated!!
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13 - 15 - 17 - 20 - 24 - 29 - 34 Teeth. Personally, I think this is too wide a range and went with 14 - 32T which has 14 - 16 - 18 - 21 - 24 - 28 - 32 and does not have quite as big a jump between the gears.
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For most instances the medium option will work. Shimano actually calls them long cage and super long cage. The long cage model is usually used on 29ers with triple fronts and 36 tooth rear large sprockets but a medium will work on a 42 tooth 1x conversion.
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I had lower brazons and tried to use the u bolts on the front fork of a Marin bike with disc brakes and big tubed fork. I got it to work but not as intended to. At best I could carry light loads, but nothing I would feel safe touring with.
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Hey Scooter. I have an 18spd Norco Big Foot and my Frugah works excellent with it. I have had no issues though I wish I could have more resistance as I build leg strength. There should be no derailleur issues at all; and the rear axle should be left as it is. I didn't need to change anything.
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If your documentation says to use Shimano tool TL-LR15, this should work fine. Note that there's some indication on the forums of quality issues some time ago (3 years I think) where the tolerances weren't very good. No guarantee that there isn't bad stock floating out there -- don't be shy about returning it if you get a bad one.
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Not sure. I'm only around 6 feet tall and about 200 pounds and broke the rear cassette on my first ride today. The friend I was with is shorter and lighter and broke his rear cassette on the exact same bike, on his first ride also. The size itself is good, just wondering about the actual product quality now.
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This will work, but you need to check on the shimano web site to see if your rear deraileur will work with the 28 tooth cog. Mine made noise because the idler gears were making contact with the 28t cog. I ended up buying a new mid length cage rear deraileur. They are pretty cheap online.
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Its a great edition to my giant MTB, beings your running on a small frame it will raise the front ride height so be prepared. All in all it is a very compatible shock. Get your measurements right tho! So you won't be unhappy. also it only works with disc brakes.
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Depends on the existing deraileur, things like long cage and shifter components being shimano compatible have to be there. Chain length may need to be addressed.
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I agree with Michael B Hare's answer. It is not within Shimano spec, but it MAY very well work depending on the geometry of your derailleur hanger. Sometimes it won't, but there are a lot of reports saying this combination works fine. MBH is also correct in his warning about chain length....
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My set up: sram red compact crank and sram 1050 12-32 cassette...works fine, no issues, has been on my bike for over a year...though I did not determine the correct chain length, I had my LBS do it. : )
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I didn't count the teeth on gears 2 through 6, but obviously they are between 14 & 34. The Megarange 1st gear is riveted to the second gear. I don't see any other riveting for the smaller clusters.I will try to update this answer later when I look at the boxes they came in. I can say that it looks exactly or very close to what the original bike came with. Remember that this is a cheaper type of cassette compared to racing bikes etc.. I say that because it is easy to buy the wrong tooling to remove cassette. I beleive the correct tooling is a Park 1 or 2 type. I can tell you that by researching my tooling purchase. I'll get back tommorrow I didn't count the teeth on gears 2 through 6, but obviously they are between 14 & 34. The Megarange 1st gear is riveted to the second gear. I don't see any other riveting for the smaller clusters.I will try to update this answer later when I look at the boxes they came in. I can say that it looks exactly or very close to what the original bike came with. Remember that this is a cheaper type of cassette compared to racing bikes etc.. I say that because it is easy to buy the wrong tooling to remove cassette. I beleive the correct tooling is a Park 1 or 2 type. I can tell you that by... » Read More I didn't count the teeth on gears 2 through 6, but obviously they are between 14 & 34. The Megarange 1st gear is riveted to the second gear. I don't see any other riveting for the smaller clusters.I will try to update this answer later when I look at the boxes they came in. I can say that it looks exactly or very close to what the original bike came with. Remember that this is a cheaper type of cassette compared to racing bikes etc.. I say that because it is easy to buy the wrong tooling to remove cassette. I beleive the correct tooling is a Park 1 or 2 type. I can tell you that by researching my tooling purchase. I'll get back tommorrow « Show Less
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It depends on the size chain rings that you have. Rear derailleurs are designed to be able to hand the maximum difference in the number of teeth on your entire drive train. Total Difference = (Teeth on Big front chain ring + teeth on largest cog (ex: 28 above)) - (Teeth on small front chain ring + teeth on smallest rear cog (11 in your question). Then you need to look up the capacity for your specific derailleur. Make sure to match the right derailleur size and model year as they change. Good luck.
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first, if your bike has road bike style crankset, then there are no 22t sprockets for it. though a mtb crank will fill a 22t. second a 32t cassette will get you up any hill with a 30t crank sprocket. also the 11-32 has a smoother gear ratio between sprocket then 12-34. If you decided to swap cassette, make sure that your chain is long enough as well as your derailleur cage.