I'm not seeing all the posts. I see NOW others have posted essentially the same thing. Sorry. What's up with my Gmail?
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 2:35 PM, clyde canter <[email protected]>wrote: > I may be wrong, but I think I read somewhere you can use the narrower > chain on the wider cassettes, but not the other way around, So if that's > the case even if they change the space for the chain on the deraillers one > should still be able to backwards apply the technology. > > > > On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Joe Bernard <[email protected]> wrote: > >> As long as you can thread some 8-speed chain through the rear derailer >> pulleys without scraping the sides of the cage, I don't see a problem using >> it. I don't recommend changing the front, though. My experience with >> 9-speed derailers and 8-speed chains is that a lot of trimming is involved >> because of the narrow front cage. >> >> Joe Bernard >> Vallejo, CA. >> >> On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 6:17:13 PM UTC-7, RJM wrote: >> >>> I was wondering if anybody is using modern 10 speed derailers with >>> friction shifting? I have some Ultegra 6700 derailers and was thinking >>> about replacing the aging LX long cage rear on my Sam Hillborne with it. I >>> may replace the Sugino crank and install the Ultegra crank too but don't >>> really know about that yet, I'm more interested in using the derailers. I >>> am using Phil Rivy hubs with a 7 speed freewheel in the rear, Sram 8 speed >>> chain and shifting using Silver bar end shifters. Any issues with using 10 >>> speed derailers with 8 speed chain or 7 speed freewheel that you can think >>> of? (the LX was always a bit too long in the cage area and the gearing I am >>> using I can get away with a medium cage like the Ultegra I have so I don't >>> see that as too much of an issue.) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Uo_N_Hz3VasJ. >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
