White Industries VBC cranks and SRAM 10 speed experience

[Greg Walton]

For any of you running this combo, can you shed light on the quality of shifting, particularly the front? Also interested in what front derailleur you have.

Greg Walton
Seattle

[Adam Paiva]

Not what you asked for but I have Shimano 10 speed and WI VBC with 50/34 rings and an XTR M952 front derailleur with Dura Ace 7800 downtube shifter. Shifting at the front is excellent. Can't think of a time I dropped the chain either.

[Philip Kim]

I've used Shimano 10 speed with XT FD and it was awesome.

Here is someone who used SRAM Force FD with SRAM 10 speed and had positive results.

http://theradavist.com/2014/04/well-used-white-industries-vbc-cranks/

[Daniel Jackson]

Currently friction shifting 10 speed XT rear with Shimano CX70 FD up front and the WI is smooth, easy to trim, haven't ever dropped a chain over 2500 miles.  

[William Lindsay]

Perhaps the OP specifically means using SRAM Brifters as the front shifter?  Or maybe SRAM trigger shifters?  "SRAM 10" is not sufficiently specific information to get the answer I think you are seeking.  

I have a White VBC crankset on a bike with a 2x10 drivetrain.  The front shifter is friction, though (microshift barcons).  The front derailer is Shimano CX70.  The chain is SRAM 1091.  The rear derailer is XT786 GS, but that is probably not germane to the question.  

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[Greg Walton]

Thanks for the reports so far.

Bill is correct, my query was not specific enough.  It is good to hear the friction feedback, because that's how I will be set up in the near term.   However, I am mainly interested in brifter performance, and specifically throwing the chain up to the big ring. I will be running a 30T small ring and either 46 or 48T large. 

Greg Walton

Seattle

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[Philip Kim]

Greg check out the radavist link. He is using SRAM drifters.

[Greg Achtem]

If that's on his touring bike (now stolen) it was barcons. So friction front.

> On Nov 22, 2016, at 19:31, Philip Kim <phili...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Greg check out the radavist link. He is using SRAM drifters.
>

[satanas]

Could those using CX70 front derailleurs please let us know what the smallest outer chainring you've shifted from successfully is?

Thanks,

Stephen

[Daniel Jackson]

40t down to 24

[Guy Washburn]

I use 46-30 VBC cranks with the CX70 FD on multiple bikes with gret success. Shimano Brifter or SRAM barcon both work fine with it. My vote fore the worlds best front derailleur.

On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 4:38:53 PM UTC-5, zybariver wrote:

[Hudson Doerge]

I just switched to sram barcons, but had been using force 10 speed brifters + vbc + cx70 fd for several years with no complaints whatsoever. I highly recommend using the excellent shimano cx70 fd. Flawless setup. Still works great with barcons. Only reason I switched was to use trp hylex levers.

Hudson in atx.

[njh...@gmail.com]

I'm using SRAM Force 22 11-speed shifters on two bikes, both using Deore XT 2x10 front derailleurs. No problems at all with the front shifting. Cranks on both are Middleburn RS7 with 10-speed Duo chainrings, one bike using 42/29 chainrings and the other 38/27 chainrings.

[ejg]

Hi Greg, 

on my Rawland I use Sram Force shifters, WI crankset 44/28 with a Shimano 105 front derailleur, 11-32 10 speed SRAM cassette and a Rival rear derailleur. The shifting is a-ok most of the time. Occasionally shifting to the 28 can be a little fussy. That being said, for me the beauty of the 44 big ring is that I rarely use the 28. I've been using this set up for a few years and am happy with it. 

J

 

On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 4:38:53 PM UTC-5, zybariver wrote:

[Ely Rodriguez]

I've been using this set up, no problems.

I use the apex front der.

On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 1:38:53 PM UTC-8, zybariver wrote:

[Ely Rodriguez]

my crank is 30-46. My rear is usually 11-32, but I now use a 11-36.

On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 1:38:53 PM UTC-8, zybariver wrote:

[Justin Hughes]

Is it not? Isn't all SRAM 10s Exact Actuation? I guess if he's using bar ends the front shifter is friction. But, I think Double Tap or trigger shifters would be the same. 

On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 8:23:25 PM UTC-5, William Lindsay wrote:

Perhaps the OP specifically means using SRAM Brifters as the front shifter?  Or maybe SRAM trigger shifters?  "SRAM 10" is not sufficiently specific information to get the answer I think you are seeking.