FSA/DA shifting compatibility

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Hi, I am setting up a bike with FSA compact cranks and was considering
moving to DA 10spd. Has anyone done this and if so how was the
shifting. (It is a triathlon bike and getting 9speed bar end shifters
is apparently an impossiblity...) Any shifting issues
?

LF

A shy person wrote:
> Hi, I am setting up a bike with FSA compact cranks and was considering
> moving to DA 10spd. Has anyone done this and if so how was the
> shifting. (It is a triathlon bike and getting 9speed bar end shifters
> is apparently an impossiblity...)

That's not true, 9-speed bar-end shifters are readily available. In
fact, we have them in stock.

> Any shifting issues

Double chainwheel setups are pretty easy; where you get into serious
interchageability issues for front shifting is when you have a triple
chainring setup.

Sheldon "Two Easy" Brown
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"Sheldon Brown" <captbike@sheldonbrown.com> wrote in message
news:4083F8F4.1050504@sheldonbrown.com...
> A shy person wrote:
> > Hi, I am setting up a bike with FSA compact cranks and was considering
> > moving to DA 10spd. Has anyone done this and if so how was the
> > shifting. (It is a triathlon bike and getting 9speed bar end shifters
> > is apparently an impossiblity...)
>
> That's not true, 9-speed bar-end shifters are readily available. In
> fact, we have them in stock.
>
> > Any shifting issues
>
> Double chainwheel setups are pretty easy; where you get into serious
> interchageability issues for front shifting is when you have a triple
> chainring setup.
>
> Sheldon "Two Easy" Brown

I just got my Trek 5500 back with the new FSA Carbon Compact crankset on it.
Haven't had a ride yet. They say it shifts great. Knowing them, I'm sure
that's just an assessment from "on-the-stand" and not "on-the-road." I'm
concerned because the front derailleur is attached to the frame in a manner
that doesn't allow enough downward adjustment. There's a substantial space
between the bottom of the derailleur cage and the top of the chainring. I
hope this won't pose a problem.

Bob C.

muskrad-<< Hi, I am setting up a bike with FSA compact cranks and was
considering
moving to DA 10spd. Has anyone done this and if so how was the
shifting >><BR><BR>


Works fine..no problem at all...

Peter Chisholm
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Thank you very much!


Lance Faler


Sheldon Brown <captbike@sheldonbrown.com> wrote in message news:<4083F8F4.1050504@sheldonbrown.com>...
> A shy person wrote:
> > Hi, I am setting up a bike with FSA compact cranks and was considering
> > moving to DA 10spd. Has anyone done this and if so how was the
> > shifting. (It is a triathlon bike and getting 9speed bar end shifters
> > is apparently an impossiblity...)
>
> That's not true, 9-speed bar-end shifters are readily available. In
> fact, we have them in stock.
>
> > Any shifting issues
>
> Double chainwheel setups are pretty easy; where you get into serious
> interchageability issues for front shifting is when you have a triple
> chainring setup.
>
> Sheldon "Two Easy" Brown
> +----------------------------------------+
> | Promote the institution of marriage: |
> | Make it available to all adults! |
> +----------------------------------------+
> Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
> Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
> http://harriscyclery.com
> Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
> http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com