Real life experience with short cage 11s RD, 13-29 and compact crank?

[4Rings6Stars]

I've read some say it works and some say it doesn't...

I'm assembling parts and wheels for my next build. This will be my D2R2 bike (lots of steep climbs) so I want to get my gearing as low as possible with Campy 11.

Hoping to use 13-29 cassette with 50/34 crank.

I currently have a Chorus 11 short cage RD. Do I need to try to find a medium?

[saab2000]

I've read some say it works and some say it doesn't...

I'm assembling parts and wheels for my next build. This will be my D2R2 bike (lots of steep climbs) so I want to get my gearing as low as possible with Campy 11.

Hoping to use 13-29 cassette with 50/34 crank.

I currently have a Chorus 11 short cage RD. Do I need to try to find a medium?

I have heard that it works. It is the limit, but I have also enquired about this combo and have been told it will work by people who claim to have done it.

I'm sitting on a compact Athena UT crank at home and a 13-29 cassette. I have used the cassette with a 39 and a standard Centaur rear der and it works perfectly.

[AngryScientist]

I have that exact gearing combo on my Legend right now. After slugging out the vt 6-gap stuff with 27t in the rear I bought the big dog cassette, works perfectly.

[Black Dog]

I Run Chorus 11 with 12-29 and 50-34 cranks. Works perfectly. I also run a 12-25 and there is no difference in shifting. The 11spd RD is designed for 12-29. I do not think that there is a longer cage version of the 11spd RD, but I certainly may be wrong.

[Dave]

There is no longer cage made for a double crank bike. The short cage is made to work with a 12-29.

Campy just came out with a new Athena 11 speed triple RD that has a longer cage, but is not needed unless you have a triple crank.

[AngryScientist]

by the way, here be the proof:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cY5mrLud7iU/T8QJo9mPi_I/AAAAAAAAAfE/Gw9_47LAp-I/s640/IMG_0766.JPG

[4Rings6Stars]

Exactly what I wanted to hear, thanks everybody.

[thwart]

IIRC, the initial 11 spd RD's were good to 27 teeth, per Campy. They made a minor running change to allow them to handle the new 12-29 cassette a year or so later. I suspect both will work OK, it's just that the later RD is 'optimized' for that use.

Again, IIRC...

[Chance]

Campy just came out with a new Athena 11 speed triple RD that has a longer cage, but is not needed unless you have a triple crank.

Thanks for the headsup. Glad to see triples aren't quite dead yet. Although 3X11 does seem like a lot of gears for a bike.

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/campagnolo-2013-athena-centaur-and-veloce-now-with-triple-cranksets-34029/

Hadn't seen that Campy went to 12-30 for 10 speed either. Just a guess that 30-tooth big sprocket will find its way to 11s too if it hasn't already.

Would be fun to test their 50-39-30 with a 12-30 cassette.

[thinpin]

Works for me.