Fatal Swan
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I'm building a gravel bike from an old MTB and will probably go 1x11 in the end. But I'd really like to do 2x11 if I could make it work with most of my current parts. I know it won't work as is, but would love to know if anyone has managed to make it work, like with a Jtek shiftmate adapter (but I can't find one for this specific combination). I've tried to google but nothing obvious. The combination I want to use is:
Shimano road STI (2 x 11)
Shimano MTB front mech (no choice here as it's a direct mount frame). I have a triple mech but would get a double mech if it made any difference
Shimano MTB crankset, using the 32 and 44 rings.
Of course the front mech and crankset are fine together on the MTB frame, but f I've read up correctly, the road front shifter won't pull enough cable to move the MTB mech between two chainrings. Any suggestions before I resign myself to 1x11?
Cheers!
Shimano road STI (2 x 11)
Shimano MTB front mech (no choice here as it's a direct mount frame). I have a triple mech but would get a double mech if it made any difference
Shimano MTB crankset, using the 32 and 44 rings.
Of course the front mech and crankset are fine together on the MTB frame, but f I've read up correctly, the road front shifter won't pull enough cable to move the MTB mech between two chainrings. Any suggestions before I resign myself to 1x11?
Cheers!