Never tried it, but my gut feeling is that there will be some kind of problem using 10sp chain on a crank designed for 7sp (that said, I have run 9sp on an old SunTour XC Pro crank with no issues). There are now (or will be soon) many more 10sp MTB/touring triples on the market, if you want perfect indexing. With friction, I'd be more comfortable even with a 9sp crank, a Deore M590 for example, which is available with silver arms and sensible gearing for a price similar to the Sugino. These modern cranks also have the advantage of external bearing BBs, which in my opinion are a leap forward (not that square taper is bad, just that the new stuff has some advantages).
On Aug 20, 2:55 am, Jan RBW <jan....@gmail.com> wrote: > So if I shifted the front with friction, would XD2 work fine with 10 speed > chain? Or would the skinny chain drop between the chainrings? > > 2010/8/19 Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > > > The spacing between the chainrings on the XD is for 7/8sp chain. If > > you are using indexed shifting for 10sp with 10sp chain, then the > > front derailleur won't push the chain far enough to make the shift. > > You could get around this if your front shifter is friction, but I > > imagine there is a risk of the skinnier chain getting wedged between > > the chainrings. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
