Anyone here run a SRAM type 2 RD with doubletap levers? (…AL?)
Just wanting to hear what the shifter feel is like with the clutched RD. Is shifting really heavy and feels like the shifters are gonna snap or are they fine and not so different from a regular RD?
Just in case anyone searches the same query, I thought I better give some follow up.
Yup. All good, great even! Running good quality low-friction gear cables I would say that you would hardly tell any difference in shifting. 1x10 is golden!
Could I just run a 10 speed road derailleur and not have a clutch? Stupid question, but would the clutch +NW ring be overkill if the worst I’d be riding it on is firetrails?
totally, mtbers and rough stuff riders and biektourists have been doing it for decades.
You can get a shimano shadow 9sp mech which will work with shimano 7-10sp indexed shifters. this gives you medium cage plus a little more chain tension, plus the mech is out of the way of debris.
“Thanks to Roller Bearing Clutch featuring a revised cage pin the SRAM X9 TYPE 2.1 derailleur eliminates more effectively bounce and chain slap without sacrificing precision.”