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  • 9 speed chain with a 10 speed set up
  • houghta
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    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 8 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 8 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 8 years ago
    ransos
    Free Member

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

    Posted 8 years ago
    chakaping
    Full Member

    Done it by mistake, wouldn’t recommend it.

    Posted 8 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 8 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 8 years ago
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