9 speed chain with a 10 speed set up

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9 speed chain with a 10 speed set up
houghta
Free Member

hi guys i have just bought a 2nd hand full susser cube which is 10 speed to take the place of my 9 speed hardtail and i have 3 brand new sram 9 speed chains and i was wondering if these will work on my 10 speed system or is the 10 speed chain narrower
cheers houghta

Posted 7 years ago

welshfarmer
Full Member

10 speed chain is narrower so probably won’t work (cue lots of people saying they have done it OK).

Posted 7 years ago

dis40
Free Member

As above, unlikely to work very well or not at all as the 9 speed chain thicker than a 10 speed chain even know the actual inside profile is the same. So a 10 speed chain will work fine on a 9 speed cassette but that does really help you.

Try it an see but suspect it will either derail its self or rub the above and below cassette cog

Posted 7 years ago

ransos
Free Member

It didn’t work on my road bike…the chain was rubbing on the cassette.

Posted 7 years ago

chakaping
Free Member

Done it by mistake, wouldn’t recommend it.

Posted 7 years ago

philjunior
Free Member

Interested to hear that the reverse works as I now have a mixture of 9s on MTBs and 10s on road bikes, so I could just have a spare 10s chain that will go on anything should it be required?

Posted 7 years ago

tom84
Free Member

i would like to advocate 10 speed chains on 9spd set ups, esp if running n/w chainrings. I have this on my cx bike which I absolutely abuse and it has been faultless. probably no help to you as you are in the other position. I would also say that 9spd chains are my favorite for SS though.

Posted 7 years ago