Posted by: DanL
You gotta bait the trap with some push on grips....
Hahaha.
Posted by: TristanC
Posted by: TristanC
I'm confused between LinkGlide and CUES. Are they the same thing?
As far as I can tell, there are 5 tiers, 3 CUES and 2 LinkGlide.
U4000 - 9 speed
U6000 - 10/11 speed
U8000 - 11 speed
M5130 - 10 speed
M8130 - 11 speed
Can you mix and match, like use the M8130 shifter with the U6000 cassette and derailleur?
NVM, answered my own question. I found the new Shimano compatibility site:
https://productinfo.shimano.com/#/com?cid=C-432&acid=C-432
Short answer, yes, as long as it's the same speed, it's compatible. Cool!
It’s even deeper than that. Because LG drivetrains all use the same cog pitch, motion ratio, and cable pull you can mix-match components that don’t have the same number of speeds as well.
For example, if you buy a Deore M5130 bike but want to upgrade the shifter you can run an XT M8130 with one click limited out. Or if you’re on vacation and destroy your XT derailleur of shifter and all you can find is CUES 4000 9-Speed you’re going to lose a few gears (either 2-clicks, or derailleur H/L range) but it’ll shift perfectly over what you have.
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The only thing to really be aware of if you’re a part swapping bike nerd is that 11-Speed LG (XT, U6000, U8000) cassettes take up the same real estate as a 12-speed HG+ cassette (thicker cogs). As such you’re probably not getting LG-11 to work with your 135/142 frame, Boost-148 or SuperBoost-157 only.
LG-10 or LG-9 cassettes for 142/135 even if you use XT shifter/derailleur (with shifter click(s) limited out).