- Location
- Egham
Are chainsets speed specific? By that I mean can you use a chainset that was on a 9 speed setup with a 10 or 11 speed setup? Eg, Shimano 5700 (10spd) with 5800 (11spd) shifters & rear cassette.
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Chainset Compatibility?
- Thread starter cosmicbike
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
9 should be OK on 10, but possibly too wide for 11 speed chains. Stronglight and TA do rings that are 9-10 speed compatible.
You may get away with 10 to 11 !
You may get away with 10 to 11 !
Racing roadkill
Guru
Sheldon brown have a look up section for this.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/speeds.html
This sort of thing.
pawl
Legendary Member
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- Desford Leicestershire
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Yes - but with limits.
I run an 11 speed crankset on a 10 speed setup to get the 52:36 front cranks.
My cross bike runs 9 speed with a 10 speed crankset.
I run an 11 speed crankset on a 10 speed setup to get the 52:36 front cranks.
My cross bike runs 9 speed with a 10 speed crankset.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I run 8 speed on 9-10 speed chain rings ! Hee Hee, no problems there !!! 
OP
OP
- Location
- Egham
Hmm, I'm thinking of going the other way, running a 9 speed crankset on an 11 speed cassette.. Maybe I should just stop being tight and buy a new set of rings.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I could be wrong but Id suspect the 9sp teeth will be too wide/thick for the narrower 11sp chain :-/
migrantwing
Veteran
Can't do 5700 (rear shifter) with 5800 due to cable pull ratio. I have 5700 and have just bought a 5800 front derailleur. Many people say it won't work, but some others say it will. I have yet to try it.
