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This is a switch from 9 speed to 10 speed.... I have a 10 speed FSA carbon crankset 52-39-30 I wish to run cassette 11-40 10 speed... I will size chain length to shift 39-40 and 52-30 no interest in running big big. Suggestions for rear derailleur and shifter. I have read that Shimano SGS long cage with B screw all the way in will shift to 40 cog. Thoughts?

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    You will eventually make a mistake and shift to big-big. Better to have equipment that survives it.
    – ojs
    Apr 27, 2018 at 21:00
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    Its 2018 - 11-40 on a 10 speed is something you hacked together when affordable 11 speed was an oxymoron. I am unaware of any 10speed derailleur rated for a bigger cassette than 36. Mods such as Radcage and Goatlinks were common but still a hack.
    – mattnz
    Apr 27, 2018 at 22:07
  • Why do you need such a large range. Many MTBers ride 1x, 11/46 is typical, and 10-50 is available and considered extreme. Your setting up the equivalent of a 1x running a 10/63 cassette.
    – mattnz
    Apr 28, 2018 at 5:15
  • I am a bicycle tourist riding a recumbent P-38, I have an FSA hollow carbon 10 speed crankset 52-39-30. I am looking for a low of 19.5 gear inches. I could go for 52-39-26 but decided to with 11-40 cassette from IRD. This does give larger jumps than 11-36 but allows me to stay on 39 tooth middle on some climbs. I am ordering a MicroShift Mega 36-42 rear derailleur it looks like it should work well. I've used their front derailleur on a couple of bikes and been pleased. I also ordered their bar end shifters, which will index or friction with rear derailleur. Friction nice in emergency
    – Dan Dempsey
    Apr 28, 2018 at 5:44
  • Note that we don't do product recommendations, here, as they can be very regional and quickly go out of date. So what are you looking for in an answer?
    – David Richerby
    Apr 30, 2018 at 12:55

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For this setup you would need a derailleur with a capacity of (52-30)+(40-11) = 51 teeth. This page states that the SGS has a total capacity of 45 teeth. That's seems quite a bit below what you are trying to do, even if you don't plan on running big/big.

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  • I just found a MicroShift 10 speed capable of 36-42 teeth large cog and wrapping 47t.... if we consider small small as 30+11 = 41 (which I never shift to) then 41 + 47 = 86 ..... which easily handles 39+40 (middle big = 79 t) .... then 52 + 34 = 86 which means only 52 + 40 is destructive... I am going with the MicroShift Mega 36 - 42.
    – Dan Dempsey
    Apr 28, 2018 at 1:11
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Why change to 10spd? Why not just get an 11-40,9spd cluster, they are fairly cheap.

Go ahead and try it, you can always change back.

I got 3 sets of 11-40 suntour 8spd cluster, and changed them on families bikes using existing derailleurs.

2 of them work flawlessly, they are just ordinary shimano mtb type derailleur for 34T sprockets

1 is a bit marginal, and I might swap back to the 34T, if I can be arsed. So it isn't bad. That derailleur is noticably smaller than the other two, so not suprised.

I had to change the B screw for a longer one.

I am really happy with 11-40, basically I just ride in middle front sprocket now.

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