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Quick Q about chains and stuff.
Having stuffed my 105 rear mech into the wheel on Sunday, while negotiating tonnes of Chilterns' mud on the cyclocross bike - I need to replace my 105 10 sp rear mech and - cassette and chain, because single-speeding the chain to get home has completely ruined it. Quite a costly afternoon.. 😐
105 10 sp chains seem like hens' teeth - and as expensive as the cassette!
Are there any other options for me? Surely any old 10 sp chain will do..? Err.. 😕
Also - I'm running a 12-27 block with a compact double chainset - do I need a replace with a long/medium/short cage 105 rear mech?
Yes, any 10sp chain is absolutely fine, I've used KMC, Wipperman and SRAM chains. A short cage mech will will work fine with 12-27 and a double (as will they all).
Cheers! 🙂
Any 10spd chain should work fine - I personally avoid Shimano chains as I'm not a big fan of the single use jointing pin. Oh, and if you've stuffed a rear mech into your wheel, I'd also be checking spokes for damage, and making sure that the mech hanger is straight.
Yep - mech hanger's borked as well! 🙄