Tinkering 101: Shimano 105 Derailleur Hack by Thomas Aceves

Shimano 105 Derailleur Hack – by Thomas Aceves This article comes to us courtesy of Thomas Aceves, a reader of the Gravel Cyclist blog. His contribution came in response to the article we wrote – “Achieving the Impossible“, running a 40 tooth cog with a Shimano Ultegra Di2 11 speed derailleur. Over to Thomas… Thought […]

Tinkering: Attempting the “Impossible”

May 4, 2015July 8, 2016 JOM Bike Tech / Reviews medium cage derailleur with 36, medium cage derailleur with 40, shimano 105 derailleur hack, ultegra di2 with 36t, ultegra di2 with 40t 15 Comments

Derailleur Limits My good friend Dr. Pain and I (JOM) are known bicycle tinkerers. Our Monster CX creations (Dr. Pain’s rig – JOM’s rig) are the result of planning, customization, tinkering; creating bicycles that weren’t commercially available at any bicycle dealer. JOM has been running a 11-36 11 speed SRAM 1170 cassette in conjunction with […]