Yeah, we've a hoard of 10spd shifters at home but they're all on bikes already hence the M970 + Tanpan. I'm not looking to start any schisms but I do think the M970 is the pinnacle of Shimano MTB shifters. Absolutely better Grannie-gear retention with the short cage but I think the N/W Gran is the way to go if you're going to ever be hitting descents in that ring (which happens with the manual shift).
The one negative of the N/W Grannie is all the ones I could find are aluminum. I do overcome that issue somewhat with the magic chainline from the narrower cassette.
March 15, 2021, 10 p.m. - Andrew Major
Yeah, we've a hoard of 10spd shifters at home but they're all on bikes already hence the M970 + Tanpan. I'm not looking to start any schisms but I do think the M970 is the pinnacle of Shimano MTB shifters. Absolutely better Grannie-gear retention with the short cage but I think the N/W Gran is the way to go if you're going to ever be hitting descents in that ring (which happens with the manual shift). The one negative of the N/W Grannie is all the ones I could find are aluminum. I do overcome that issue somewhat with the magic chainline from the narrower cassette.