Huh, that’s essentially exactly the same as my shifter-mech combo, the only difference being that I use the X5/7/9 branded stuff before the consolidation under GX happened. You just gave me a new cassette option - much obliged! 🙂
If that GX rear derailleur has a clutch the 39 tooth is probably the limit. Though they look alike the non-clutch and clutched versions have different limits. I've tested both versions with a 2X GX set up on my stock Surly Bridge Club (11-40). The clutched version hung up on the 40t yet the non-clutched version works (also beyond spec). So goat link going beyond these cassettes. BTW I wouldn't be surprised if Shimano left well enough alone regarding backwards compatibility. If shops found themselves buying Cues components trying to integrate them into shifting set ups only to find things don't work ( built-in obsolescence). It would add to the #thanksshimano exposure. I haven't looked but perhaps there's a compatibility chart. Much appreciation for your work👍.
Thank you for sharing your real-world experience! I think Shimano has made it clear that CUES is replacing lots of down-market groupsets and making it so shops don't need to carry so many SKUs. The compatibility charts say that CUES is only compatible with itself, but it's clear that there is a lot of unofficial cross-compatibility.
To sum it up it should work with any MTB 10 speed shifter and derailleur that are compatible with each other and cover the range of the cassette? I'm quite confused since Shimano does not include this information on their compatibility chart... I've Microshift advent x on my commuter and will try it out this winter.
I do these measurements to help you make an informed decision about mixing and matching parts that aren't officially compatible. I'm not ready to say that this cassette could work with any 10-speed MTB groupset, but based on my measurements, I think there is potential for this to work. The community won't know for sure until someone tries it out, so I do these measurements to help people decide whether it's worth it to try. I look forward to seeing the result of your experiment!
Huh, that’s essentially exactly the same as my shifter-mech combo, the only difference being that I use the X5/7/9 branded stuff before the consolidation under GX happened. You just gave me a new cassette option - much obliged! 🙂
Thank you for sharing your research, very appreciated!
If that GX rear derailleur has a clutch the 39 tooth is probably the limit. Though they look alike the non-clutch and clutched versions have different limits.
I've tested both versions with a 2X GX set up on my stock Surly Bridge Club (11-40). The clutched version hung up on the 40t yet the non-clutched version works (also beyond spec). So goat link going beyond these cassettes.
BTW I wouldn't be surprised if Shimano left well enough alone regarding backwards compatibility. If shops found themselves buying Cues components trying to integrate them into shifting set ups only to find things don't work ( built-in obsolescence). It would add to the #thanksshimano exposure. I haven't looked but perhaps there's a compatibility chart.
Much appreciation for your work👍.
Thank you for sharing your real-world experience!
I think Shimano has made it clear that CUES is replacing lots of down-market groupsets and making it so shops don't need to carry so many SKUs. The compatibility charts say that CUES is only compatible with itself, but it's clear that there is a lot of unofficial cross-compatibility.
Thank you for sharing your findings! Hope you can test Shimano's new entry level Essa RD and 11-45 8-speed cassette
Essa looks interesting. I expect the pull ratio to be around 1.7 like classic Shimano, but I wonder if they tweaked it at all.
To sum it up it should work with any MTB 10 speed shifter and derailleur that are compatible with each other and cover the range of the cassette?
I'm quite confused since Shimano does not include this information on their compatibility chart...
I've Microshift advent x on my commuter and will try it out this winter.
I do these measurements to help you make an informed decision about mixing and matching parts that aren't officially compatible. I'm not ready to say that this cassette could work with any 10-speed MTB groupset, but based on my measurements, I think there is potential for this to work. The community won't know for sure until someone tries it out, so I do these measurements to help people decide whether it's worth it to try.
I look forward to seeing the result of your experiment!
@boothsbikeprojects i'm aware about your project and appreciate your efforts.
Please keep it going.