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GuyBoden
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- Warrington
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
Another search revealed this MicroShift M26 Rear Derailleur at £13, not forgetting that postage for UK is an extra £3.75.
I've not bought this, I'm just looking at the moment.
Max cog size 36t
Max Capacity 45T
"Steel and composite construction make this the most reliable derailleur in its class"
https://www.bikemonger.co.uk/microshift-m26-rear-derailleur-rd-m26l-22225-p.asp
I've not bought this, I'm just looking at the moment.
Max cog size 36t
Max Capacity 45T
"Steel and composite construction make this the most reliable derailleur in its class"
https://www.bikemonger.co.uk/microshift-m26-rear-derailleur-rd-m26l-22225-p.asp
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Tom B
Guru
- Location
- Lancashire
Perhaps I'm a bit behind the times here but who are microshift. They seem really popular at the moment but I hadn't heard of them 12months ago
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
vickster
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Yep, my Triban 500 has triple microshift. It’s ok for a commuter, it’s different to sram with the button built into the shifters, so I have to try to remember how to use it (not ridden the bike much)
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Microshift have some good kit now - and they are keeping manufacturing the 8,9, 10 speed mechs too.
Moodyman
Legendary Member
Taiwanese. Make good, if unsexy, entry to mid level kit. The sort of gear you’d put on your all weather commuter, not your Sunday best.
GuyBoden
Guru
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- Warrington
The 6/7 speed MicroShift M21 is currently on sale at Tweeks for £9 + PP
https://www.tweekscycles.com/microshift-m21-6-7-speed-rear-derailleur-2015608
Max. Sprocket: 32T
Total Capacity: 43T
https://www.tweekscycles.com/microshift-m21-6-7-speed-rear-derailleur-2015608
Max. Sprocket: 32T
Total Capacity: 43T
T4tomo
Legendary Member
And crucially they do Proper road 10 speed compatible stuff (i.e not Tiagra 4700), which also plays with 10 speed MTB shimano kit for bigger capacity rear mechs etc, so if an old 10 speed shifter breaks there are alternatives to scouring for 2nd hand on ebay.
They also do / did some reduced reach drop bar shifters, good for those with small hands / ladies / youngsters etc
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
And if they are anything like as versatile as Shimano, and I see no reason for them not to be, they will all do 2t more sprocket and an extra speed, amking them superb bargains.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
Yes, the Micoshift pull ratio is the same as older Shimano that is 1.7 pull.
And yes, would you buy a used worn out Shimano from Ebay or this piece of beautiful looking Engineering:
T4tomo
Legendary Member
That does indeed, you could mate that to R10 shifters and an AdvantX RD and TPR cable disks for a great gravel bike option.
I'm tempted to do that for a bit more gear range on my microshift bar end shifted 1X 10 gravel bike.
EDIT - I see they do AdvantX drop bar shifters which look remarkably like a re decal-ed R10!
bikingdad90
Guru
Micro shift are my favourite shifter type to use. One button for down shift and another for up shift with a brake lever that doesn’t rotate inwards. Only gripe with them is they haven’t yet worked out how to route the cables via the bars. Considering trying out the sensah empires.
