My old Thomson had the cable head at the shifter end and a clamp at the post which worked well with the XT. The new one was the other way around and I got a tiny barrel cable clamp to hold it at the shifter. This also seems to work fine.
Plus you get matching shifters which satisfies my mild OCD.
Feb. 14, 2018, 9:50 a.m. - fartymarty
My old Thomson had the cable head at the shifter end and a clamp at the post which worked well with the XT. The new one was the other way around and I got a tiny barrel cable clamp to hold it at the shifter. This also seems to work fine. Plus you get matching shifters which satisfies my mild OCD.