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Can someone tell me if a 9-speed chainset can be used in an otherwise 10 speed system?
Possibly stupid question
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Oh good.
I was concerned the 9 speed chainrings might be too wide for 10 speed chain.
I was concerned the 9 speed chainrings might be too wide for 10 speed chain.
andy_wrx
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The inside size of the chain is, give-or-take, the same 8sp, 9sp, 10sp.
It's the sideplates, rivets, etc which allow the chain to be narrower.
So no worries that the chainset teeth won't go through the chain, it's perfectly wide enough.
Rather, the concern might be that the rings are too far apart and the chain could drop between them, but that actually won't happen either, the chain isn't externally so extremely much narrower either.
It's the sideplates, rivets, etc which allow the chain to be narrower.
So no worries that the chainset teeth won't go through the chain, it's perfectly wide enough.
Rather, the concern might be that the rings are too far apart and the chain could drop between them, but that actually won't happen either, the chain isn't externally so extremely much narrower either.
HJ
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You might have to change the spacing of the rings, but it is certainly possible...
