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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Subject: Re: drop bar Cues spotted
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 07:54:08 -0500
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On 9/5/2024 7:35 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
> Cube bikes seemed to have  Shimano Cues drop bar at least an image of one.
> 
> https://youtu.be/MQqu5g_0O4c?si=LfQv6Nw4NmiQNYf
> 
> Be interesting to see which groupset do actually get replaced talk is that
> be Tiagra down, though some bike companies and myself have mixed and
> matched Tiagra with GRX, mainly using the GRX rear mech as it has a clutch
> and can handle a bigger range cassette.
> 
> Though would mean that MTB and road are cross compatible at least the
> commuter/utility/leisure market as all use same cassette and rear mech,
> which does have a Clutch but it’s quite soft in comparison to GRX or Deore
> at least in my experience. Which is absolutely on the money for the
> expected use case.
> 
> It isn’t quite a smooth or as fast as Hyperglide systems but seems more
> tolerant of less that ideal shifts, though my commute isn’t exactly hard in
> that regard ie I’m mostly rolling along on the flat, with relatively few
> stops.
> 
> Roger Merriman
> 
> 

Official compatibility charts here:
https://si.shimano.com/en/cues/technical-assets-techdoc-techinfo

But as always Shimano is wan to suggest cross compatibility 
for different component series even when they function 
together well, as you note.

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Andrew Muzi
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