Hi I have the Shimano slm 6000 10 speed shifter has a Shimano 10 speed chain I have the RDM 5120 Shimano rear derailleur I have cslg 10 speed 48 t cassette and it doesn't shift to the gears properly from what I read the m 6000 shifter is not compatible with the derailleur so I ordered the slm 4100 shifter is that going to work for my 51 20 derailleur and 10 speed cassette
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Shimano RD-M5120-SGS shifter compatibility
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Hi,
While I don't remember having tested that particular combination, according to Shimano, RD-M5120-SGS is compatible with both the SL-M4100-R, and the SL-M6000-R shifters.
However, it's fair to note that Shimano doesn't officially recommend using the RD-M5120-SGS rear derailleur with cassettes that have the largest sprocket larger than 42 teeth for 2x, or 46 teeth for 1x drivetrains.
Shimano's compatibility chart page:
https://productinfo.shimano.com/en/compatibility/C-433#C-436
The "10-speed rear drivetrain [MTB, LIFESTYLE] C-436" section.
- Kudos to whoever designed the page so you can make links open right at the relevant section.
In my...
While I don't remember having tested that particular combination, according to Shimano, RD-M5120-SGS is compatible with both the SL-M4100-R, and the SL-M6000-R shifters.
However, it's fair to note that Shimano doesn't officially recommend using the RD-M5120-SGS rear derailleur with cassettes that have the largest sprocket larger than 42 teeth for 2x, or 46 teeth for 1x drivetrains.
Shimano's compatibility chart page:
https://productinfo.shimano.com/en/compatibility/C-433#C-436
The "10-speed rear drivetrain [MTB, LIFESTYLE] C-436" section.
- Kudos to whoever designed the page so you can make links open right at the relevant section.
In my...
I have an older truck bike which had a 7-speed free wheel hub I switched it to a free will cassette with the Cs LG 10 speed cassette 11-48t I bought a slm 6 000 10 speed shifter and rdm5120 derailleur all Shimano it does not shift through all the gears properly when I read the slm 6000 is not compatible with the rdm5120 so I purchased the slm 4100 which is a 10-speed shifter with 11 speed cable pull which is supposed to work the RDM 5120 and work on 10 speed cassette is a 4100 shifter going to work thank you for your help
Hi,
While I don't remember having tested that particular combination, according to Shimano, RD-M5120-SGS is compatible with both the SL-M4100-R, and the SL-M6000-R shifters.
However, it's fair to note that Shimano doesn't officially recommend using the RD-M5120-SGS rear derailleur with cassettes that have the largest sprocket larger than 42 teeth for 2x, or 46 teeth for 1x drivetrains.
Shimano's compatibility chart page:
https://productinfo.shimano.com/en/compatibility/C-433#C-436
The "10-speed rear drivetrain [MTB, LIFESTYLE] C-436" section.
- Kudos to whoever designed the page so you can make links open right at the relevant section.
In my experience, Shimano is quite conservative regarding the mix-matching (compatibility). So, I've sometimes been able to get stuff to work fine, even if Shimano officially says it's not compatible - but I've always been able to make stuff work when Shimano says it's all compatible.
That's why I suspect there was some tuning or mounting problem resulting in the SL-M4100-R not working properly (if I understood the problem correctly in the first place).
Relja
While I don't remember having tested that particular combination, according to Shimano, RD-M5120-SGS is compatible with both the SL-M4100-R, and the SL-M6000-R shifters.
However, it's fair to note that Shimano doesn't officially recommend using the RD-M5120-SGS rear derailleur with cassettes that have the largest sprocket larger than 42 teeth for 2x, or 46 teeth for 1x drivetrains.
Shimano's compatibility chart page:
https://productinfo.shimano.com/en/compatibility/C-433#C-436
The "10-speed rear drivetrain [MTB, LIFESTYLE] C-436" section.
- Kudos to whoever designed the page so you can make links open right at the relevant section.
In my experience, Shimano is quite conservative regarding the mix-matching (compatibility). So, I've sometimes been able to get stuff to work fine, even if Shimano officially says it's not compatible - but I've always been able to make stuff work when Shimano says it's all compatible.
That's why I suspect there was some tuning or mounting problem resulting in the SL-M4100-R not working properly (if I understood the problem correctly in the first place).
Relja
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