Shortening a Cage is it Possible

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Shortening a Cage is it Possible
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flag samnation
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Posted: Oct 18, 2007 at 16:16 Quote
dirtjump-derek wrote:
And like cubed said, if you shorten it too much you might not be able to reach all the gears on your cassette.

Do you know what gears i wont reach
flag sprocketmonkey
Posted: Oct 18, 2007 at 18:38 Quote
you wouldnt be able to shift onto the bigger (easier) gears
flag Richardmid1
Posted: Nov 10, 2023 at 2:35 Quote
I see nothing wrong with doing this as it's just a chain tensioner. I'm about to do this on a Shimano 105 di2 7150 12 speed rear derailleur as there is no shorter cage option. I will be using this as a 1x setup off road so don't need a long cage or huge cassette. The other advantage will be more chain tension due to the shorter cage so less chance of chain dropping over bumps.
flag muddytreker
Posted: Nov 10, 2023 at 6:03 Quote
Yeh its possible, its the outcome thats the concern, how good are you at
making stuff ? you got all the tools to pull it off ? you can make your own cage plates,
you can take from another compatable derailier.

Your only limited by your abilitys, not for the average Joe but folk can do all kinds of
things, so if your that type then crack on and show us the results, make a thread
thats far from the usual common tat of, "whats my bike worth" or "what bike is this" no pic
etc an all manner of other daftness : )

Now go grind, file, sand, tap, mill, tig and show us what you can do,
a step by step pics gallore is always insightful for the forums.
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