Drop bar conversion lever question

The History Man · Sep 16, 2017

Will a road 6500 combined lever 3x9 operate deore 3x9 Mtb mechs and deore v mtb brakes?

I'm bored and have some bits floating around. Thinking of abusing this:

secret_squirrel · Sep 16, 2017

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Levers won't pull the V brakes effectively. You need canti's or mini-V's.

Not sure on gears.

tufty · Sep 17, 2017

9 speed and below Shimano road levers should "just work" with the equivalent MTB derailleurs (or vice versa).

Same holds for SRAM at least as far as X7.

As noted, though, it desn't hold for braking - you'll need cantis, mini Vs, or road-specific cable actuated disk calipers.

Rod_Saetan · Sep 17, 2017

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Gears will in theory work, brakes won't without some travel adjuster gizmos.

Rod_Saetan · Sep 17, 2017

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White rabbits!

The History Man · Sep 17, 2017

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Thanks guys might have to be back to cantis then.

hamster · Sep 18, 2017

Not so fast.
The rear should shift perfectly.
However for front the mechs have a different leverage (cable pull etc). You can use an MTB front mech clamped on the wrong side of the bolt to correct things, or of course a road front, assuming your cable runs are OK.

dirttorpedo · Sep 18, 2017

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You could make the brifters shift the v-brakes if you buy some problem solvers to take up the extra cable. Otherwise, cantis it is.

I think you would need to go with a road front mech and a road triple to get the brifter to shift the front. Or you could just use a bar end on the front and only use the brifter on the rear.

The History Man · Sep 20, 2017

So, problem solvers or cantis and a road front mech?

hamster · Sep 20, 2017

Exactly.

Drop bar conversion lever question

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