apologies if this has been done to death, but it another shimano / sram comparability question. had a quick search and couldn't find any definitive answers.
will a shimano 12 spd chain work on on a sram 12 spd GX eagle chainring ok?
swapping drive train to XT as not feeling the love for the GX on my e-bike (only being able to shift one gear at a time, it sounding like a bag of spanners and feeling very clunky) and i'd like to keep the same crank set to minimise costs. some reports seem to say instant chain suck death due to different teeth profile widths, others say your ok as long as you use a sram quick link.
anyone got any real world experience before i have to fork out for a new crank set or the wolthtooth cross compatible chain ring?
yes
i run 11 speed shimano on a sram eagle chainring and a mate uses shimano 12 speed on a Sram ring. all totally fine
I found that an XTR 12 speed chain would run ok on anGX ring that had seen around 6-700’miles of previous use but on a brand new one it kept catching as it released on the bottom of the ring.
Down to a bit of wear, I guess. The inner plates of the Shimano chain protrude into the space between the outer plates so if the ‘thick’ tooth of the thick/thin is too wide it will catch.
Not quite what you asked but I've got a Shimano Mech and Shifter with a SRAM Cassette and Chain with a Worx Components chainring and it works flawlessly.
I'd be careful with a works chainring and SRAM 12d chain- not sure they've updated all the models to suit. Mine appeared to run ok in the dry but add the slightest spec of mud and it made some horrible noises. OHs was the same. Superstar are fine.
I would say:
Try it, and it doesn’t work, buy the Wolftooth chainring.