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Can use 9-Speed chain with 6 or 7 speed cluster?
Hi there.
All my spare chains are 9-speed ones. My friend needs a new chain but his bike is either 6 or 7 speed rear cluster. Will a 9 speed chain work on a 6 or 7 speed cluster? Cheers |
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Can use 9-Speed chain with 6 or 7 speed cluster?
Sir Ridesalot wrote:
:Hi there. :All my spare chains are 9-speed ones. My friend needs a new chain but his bike is either 6 or 7 speed rear cluster. Will a 9 speed chain work on a 6 or 7 speed cluster? Yes, but shifting may be a little iffy if it's indexed. Friction, no problem. But a new 8 speed chain is only about 10 bucks, and is likely to last longer, and available at any decent bike shop. -- sig 2 |
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Can use 9-Speed chain with 6 or 7 speed cluster?
On Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 8:38:43 AM UTC-7, David Scheidt wrote:
Sir Ridesalot wrote: :Hi there. :All my spare chains are 9-speed ones. My friend needs a new chain but his bike is either 6 or 7 speed rear cluster. Will a 9 speed chain work on a 6 or 7 speed cluster? Yes, but shifting may be a little iffy if it's indexed. Friction, no problem. But a new 8 speed chain is only about 10 bucks, and is likely to last longer, and available at any decent bike shop. -- sig 2 I put a ten speed chain on an old 6 speed freewheel bike. As long as you shift it cleanly - not dragging it slowly into the next gear - it shifts fine. Actually better than my 10 speed setup. |
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Can use 9-Speed chain with 6 or 7 speed cluster?
On 8/7/2019 10:03 AM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Hi there. All my spare chains are 9-speed ones. My friend needs a new chain but his bike is either 6 or 7 speed rear cluster. Will a 9 speed chain work on a 6 or 7 speed cluster? Cheers In extremis, sure. Six speed changers are sloppy with a skinny chain and of course they cost more and wear faster. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Can use 9-Speed chain with 6 or 7 speed cluster?
On 8/7/2019 10:38 AM, David Scheidt wrote:
Sir Ridesalot wrote: :Hi there. :All my spare chains are 9-speed ones. My friend needs a new chain but his bike is either 6 or 7 speed rear cluster. Will a 9 speed chain work on a 6 or 7 speed cluster? Yes, but shifting may be a little iffy if it's indexed. Friction, no problem. But a new 8 speed chain is only about 10 bucks, and is likely to last longer, and available at any decent bike shop. You're right on the principle but 5/6/7 chain has rivets sticking out the side (8 & up don't) which makes a big difference in shift response in older gear trains. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Can use 9-Speed chain with 6 or 7 speed cluster?
On 8/7/2019 1:26 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 8/7/2019 10:38 AM, David Scheidt wrote: Sir Ridesalot wrote: :Hi there. :All my spare chains are 9-speed ones. My friend needs a new chain but his bike is either 6 or 7 speed rear cluster. Will a 9 speed chain work on a 6 or 7 speed cluster? Yes, but shifting may be a little iffy if it's indexed.Â* Friction, no problem.Â* But a new 8 speed chain is only about 10 bucks, and is likely to last longer, and available at any decent bike shop. You're right on the principle but 5/6/7 chain has rivets sticking out the side (8 & up don't) which makes a big difference in shift response in older gear trains. I agree that the protruding rivets make some difference, but I don't think it's enough to worry about. I have five or six rear cogs on several bikes in the family. I use 8 speed chains with no problems. These bikes mostly use old SunTour derailleurs, which I think delivered the best shifts back in those ancient days. Perhaps with other derailleurs the differences are greater. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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Can use 9-Speed chain with 6 or 7 speed cluster?
On Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 1:26:09 PM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
On 8/7/2019 10:38 AM, David Scheidt wrote: Sir Ridesalot wrote: :Hi there. :All my spare chains are 9-speed ones. My friend needs a new chain but his bike is either 6 or 7 speed rear cluster. Will a 9 speed chain work on a 6 or 7 speed cluster? Yes, but shifting may be a little iffy if it's indexed. Friction, no problem. But a new 8 speed chain is only about 10 bucks, and is likely to last longer, and available at any decent bike shop. You're right on the principle but 5/6/7 chain has rivets sticking out the side (8 & up don't) which makes a big difference in shift response in older gear trains. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 I guess I'll ride up to Mountain Equipment Co-op tomorrow and get a KMC X8.93 7/8 SPEED CHAIN 5006-382 which according to the Questions and Answers on t he MEC site, works very well with 6-speed cassettes. $14.95 CDN doesn't seem to be too bad for a dependable chain that also comes with a KMC quick link. Cheers |
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