tonyride
Don't piss off the red guy
So towards the end of last night's ride on the final downhill I decided to do a Superman over the handlebar and my rear derailleur took the brunt of the crash. It has a SRAM GX 11-speed Type 2.1 (whatever that means). Naturally the hanger is messed up too. I had to pull the derailleur cage out of the spokes so I can coast down the hills and then do the walk of shame. At that point I can't tell if it was just the hanger that was bent or it messed up the derailleur also but if the crash didn't mess up derailleur cage I'm sure my grabbing and pulling on it to get it out of the spokes did. So I'm thinking I could either just replace it with the exact same derailleur or take this opportunity to make some changes. I have no problems with the GX 11-speed drive train but I miss the Shimano shifter's ability to up shift by either pulling or pushing on the lever. The cassette is the XG 11-speed (10-42) and I think I can keep that on even with the Shimano derailleur so if I do go with Shimano I'll have to swap out the shifter as well as the derailleur. So my question is if I decide to keep the SRAM derailleur so I need to keep the Type 2.1? I know there's also a Type 3. What are the differences between the two and can I use either one?
If I decide to go with the Shimano drive what size derailleur would I need for 10-42 cassette? Short, Med, Long? BTW, it's 1x11 setup, not 2x11 if that makes a difference.
Thanks.
If I decide to go with the Shimano drive what size derailleur would I need for 10-42 cassette? Short, Med, Long? BTW, it's 1x11 setup, not 2x11 if that makes a difference.
Thanks.