Thank you. I'm glad, that Shimano did 9 speed Cues derailleur with low ratio 1.1 and shifter with high 3,6mm cable pull. Because old 9 speed MTB Shimano derailleurs with high ratio 1,7 and shifters with low 2,5mm cable pull was very sensitive to hanger straightness, quality of cables and temperatures too.
Interesting idea! The trick is actually installing the new plastic piece. Shimano parts are not known to be easy to disassemble without destroying them. You might be better off simply cutting the stop. Besides, I'm not sure a 12-speed CUES shifter would be very useful. The 11-speed cassette is already very wide, so I'm not sure there is space for a 12th cog.
@@boothsbikeprojects Right, in this thought experiment, we'd have to shoehorn another cog between the biggest cog and the spokes. 12 speed cassettes would be of limits, as their spacing is narrower. Maybe someone somewhere at some time made a derailleur with a fitting pull ratio, but now we are already in finicking territory, where we could just use friction shifters if we want it to be difficult. But I still think it's interesting that we could, in theory, have 17 positions, and it's only a plastic cover who hinders us from using them.
Thank you. I'm glad, that Shimano did 9 speed Cues derailleur with low ratio 1.1 and shifter with high 3,6mm cable pull. Because old 9 speed MTB Shimano derailleurs with high ratio 1,7 and shifters with low 2,5mm cable pull was very sensitive to hanger straightness, quality of cables and temperatures too.
Great stuff as always!
Could you 3D-Print a plastic cover to make a 12 speed Shimano cues shifter?
Interesting idea! The trick is actually installing the new plastic piece. Shimano parts are not known to be easy to disassemble without destroying them. You might be better off simply cutting the stop.
Besides, I'm not sure a 12-speed CUES shifter would be very useful. The 11-speed cassette is already very wide, so I'm not sure there is space for a 12th cog.
@@boothsbikeprojects Right, in this thought experiment, we'd have to shoehorn another cog between the biggest cog and the spokes. 12 speed cassettes would be of limits, as their spacing is narrower. Maybe someone somewhere at some time made a derailleur with a fitting pull ratio, but now we are already in finicking territory, where we could just use friction shifters if we want it to be difficult.
But I still think it's interesting that we could, in theory, have 17 positions, and it's only a plastic cover who hinders us from using them.
Should not all cues the same because they are all based on 11mtb