How to Xtr shifter with sram rear derailleur?

[Manc]

So, I have just purchased a very nice carbon ht from canyon - the exceed cf xl 6.9 Pro race, to be exact - it comes with sram 11 speed gripshift, which I do not like. I would like to replace it with a sram x01 shifter but way to exy so I decided to buy a 11 speed xtr shifter. I know what your thinking, silly boy. I agree, but I bought it anyway. What I need from you is to tell me that it will work fine with the sram derailleur....


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[treble]

well if thats all you need..

And you have absolutely no follow up questions, because I have no idea if it will actually work or not, then...

sure, it will work.

 

[Boom King]

No problem at all. I've done it with an XT shifter and GX derailleur. 11 speed cross compatibility is no issue.

 

[Zaf]

No problem at all. I've done it with an XT shifter and GX derailleur. 11 speed cross compatibility is no issue.

Wait, seriously? Pics or it didn't happen, I thought the shifters use a different leverage rate between their steps which kind of meant the shifter didn't mesh with the mech.
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[Boom King]

Wait, seriously? Pics or it didn't happen, I thought the shifters use a different leverage rate between their steps which kind of meant the shifter didn't mesh with the mech.
My whole life has been a lie!!! God is dead, the goverment's lame, Thanksgiving is about killing Indians, Jesus wasn't born on Christmas day, etc. etc. etc.

11 speed have almost identical pull ratios.

 

[link1896]

http://blog.artscyclery.com/science...ce-behind-the-magic-drivetrain-compatibility/

Haven't tried shimano shifter with SRAM rear derailleur myself, But BK says it works.

I calculated a ~1.2 mm error at one end when I ran the calculations

 

[Boom King]

http://blog.artscyclery.com/science...ce-behind-the-magic-drivetrain-compatibility/

Haven't tried shimano shifter with SRAM rear derailleur myself, But BK says it works.

I calculated a ~1.2 mm error at one end when I ran the calculations

I now remember that I hooked the GX shifter to the XT M8000 derailleur. Shifted like a bought one.

 

[mark22]

Works on my 11 speed YT the other way as well Sram shifter and derailleur with XT cassette.

 

[Nautonier]

I now remember that I hooked the GX shifter to the XT M8000 derailleur. Shifted like a bought one.

Can anyone confirm that this also works around the other way, ie a Shimano shifter with Sram derailleur?

 

[waldog]

Can anyone confirm that this also works around the other way, ie a Shimano shifter with Sram derailleur?

The OP will soon enough.

 

[The Duckmeister]

Shimano through all their leverage ratio jiggling with recent series of stuff actually made their 11-sp MTB work on near enough the same leverage ratio as SRAM do with theirs, so you can mix shifters & derailleurs between the two with no problems.

Additionally, it's also pretty much the same as SRAM's old 7/8/9-sp. leverage ratio, so you can do a clutched 9-sp. (or 8, or 7) with an 11-sp. derailleur from either camp paired to a SRAM shifter of the required number of gears.

 

[Manc]

I am liking the positivity from this feed.


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[stirk]

I am liking the positivity from this feed.


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I wonder if this was a sneaky gift an engineer was giving the MTB world. Do they still have a job at shimano?

 

[Manc]

Hallelujah! It friggin works, easy peasy, no messin. In the words of Boom King 'it shifts like a bought one' 11 speed Shimano XT shifter with Sram GX derailleur - done.


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[Boom King]

Way to go Mancy.

 

[Manc]

Way to go Mancy.

Thanks Boom King. I also installed a set of XT brakes and a reverb stealth dropper over the weekend but I didn't want to brag about my amateurish skills...


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