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SRAM Groupset mixing

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  • March 14, 2015 at 8:17 pm #23502
    pdows47

    Hey folks,

    My SRAM rival Rear shifter has died (by which I mean the lever has sheared) and is way out of warranty. So I’ve looked about and found some RED shifters going cheap on eBay, so will this work with my Rival rear mech, or is it best to stick with the same groupset?? Both are ten speed, so ratios are not an issue I think.

    Cheers in advance

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  • March 15, 2015 at 11:34 pm #836973
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    2 Wheeled Idiot

    Nah, I meant the cable pull
    Nah, I meant the cable pull ratios….cassette ratios are inependant of shifter/derailluer compatibility

    March 15, 2015 at 9:55 pm #836971
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    Welsh boy

    pdows47 wrote:It’s actually

    pdows47 wrote:
    It’s actually the top of the shift lever, where it engages the mechanism. I had a look and couldn’t see how to change one.

    On the newer stuff the pivot is held in place by a circlip, not a sleeve but the rst is the same:

    Single Ring: Removing the Double and Tap from SRAM Double Tap

    March 15, 2015 at 7:44 pm #836969
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    londoncommute

    Just spotted these that might
    Just spotted these that might interest you:

    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40091&t=13016603

    March 15, 2015 at 9:35 am #836967
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    londoncommute

    Oh, the little metal part
    Oh, the little metal part breaking on shifters from a few years ago seems to be a bit of a known problem so you might have been able to beg SRAM for an out of warranty replacement but that doesn’t sound like your issue.

    Totally agree, I traded down as functionally Apex/Rival/Force seem to be exactly the same and as I kept breaking them I thought I’d save some cash and add only 50g or whatever it is to my winter bike.

    March 15, 2015 at 9:29 am #836965
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    pdows47

    It’s actually the top of the
    It’s actually the top of the shift lever, where it engages the mechanism. I had a look and couldn’t see how to change one.

    And the reason for going cheap is budget, I can’t yet splurge on more expensive components to replace them

    March 15, 2015 at 9:13 am #836963
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    londoncommute

    By the way, what is that has
    By the way, what is that has broken? I’m guessing it’s not the lever itself but the small metal part inside?

    March 15, 2015 at 9:12 am #836961
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    londoncommute

    I’ve used Rival, Force and
    I’ve used Rival, Force and now Apex shifters with the same Rival groupset so it’s fine to mix and match the “normal” 10 speed stuff.

    Make sure you don’t get the newer yaw Red shifters as they don’t have the trim settings the others do.

    March 15, 2015 at 8:28 am #836959
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    jaymack

    I’ve been using a Rival/Force
    I’ve been using a Rival/Force mix for 3 years or so with no problems whatsoever, there will be no compatability issues. Just remember buying cheap may be a costly option. The likes of Chain reaction, wiggle, Evans, merlin cycles etc may have some “new” old stock all of which would have the bonus of a warrantee.

    March 15, 2015 at 8:23 am #836957
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    Welsh boy

    2 Wheeled Idiot wrote:As long

    2 Wheeled Idiot wrote:
    As long as ratios are the same and the same speed, it will work perfectly.

    I dont know what you mean by ratios but as you can put any 10 speed shifters with any 10 speed mech (front or rear). The only time ratios (by that I assume you mean size of largest sprocket) is a factor is in determining if you need a long or short cage rear mech. Since you are only changing shifters then this is not a consideration.
    You do know that you can get spares and the replacement of the internals is not that difficult do you?

    March 14, 2015 at 10:18 pm #836955
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    2 Wheeled Idiot

    As long as ratios are the
    As long as ratios are the same and the same speed, it will work perfectly.

    March 14, 2015 at 10:18 pm #836953
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    2 Wheeled Idiot

    As long as ratios are the
    As long as ratios are the same and the same speed, it will work perfectly.

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