Thanks, folks. I'll be running a 9-spd chain with this setup, so I'll see
how it plays out. The front derailleur is a Dura Ace 7803 to match the
Sugino triple. I'll hopefully order the wheels soon so I can get this
going.
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <
thill
Just use a skinnier chain (9-speed)
On Apr 28, 8:54 am, Bruce wrote:
> I use a friction bar end shifter to run a 7 speed D-A freewheel on a Rich
> Lesnik built Phil hub. It works like a charm. The wheelset was on my
> Rambouillet for a while, but has moved over to a Nashbar. I noticed that an
I use a friction bar end shifter to run a 7 speed D-A freewheel on a Rich
Lesnik built Phil hub. It works like a charm. The wheelset was on my
Rambouillet for a while, but has moved over to a Nashbar. I noticed that an old
Sachs 7 speed FW was too wide to work (chain up aginst the chainstay in
Brian,
I have used 8/9 speed chains on 7 speed freewheels. The only shifting
problems I have are the rider induced ones.
Angus
On Apr 28, 9:40 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
> It'll work. I'd recommend a skinnier chain (9s), but there should be
> no problem.
>
> On Apr 28, 12:24 am,
It'll work. I'd recommend a skinnier chain (9s), but there should be
no problem.
On Apr 28, 12:24 am, Brian Hanson wrote:
> I'm working on a new Hilsen and have a Dura Ace RD-7800 GS 9/10 speed
> rear derailleur. Is anyone on the list using this with Silver downtube
> shifters and a Phil Wood R
There are more knowledgeable people on the list who can correct me but I
believe that a 7 speed chain will not work with a 9/10 speed derailleur and a
9/10 speed chain will not work on a 7 speed freewheel. If you wish to set up a
7 speed bike I think you will need to find a different rear dera
