Regardless if the chain width is a contributing factor or not(It's the FD that is the crux of the issue), 5-8 speed chains are not the same inner width as 9-speed and above.
Would I use an 11-speed chain on a 7-8 speed cassette/FW ? Absolutely not. I've used a 9 to try and it worked okay, but have gone back to 8's as I prefer SRAM 8xx series chains to any KMC of the same speed. Chain width inner standards, from here : https://bike.bikegremlin.com/3555/bicycle-drive-chain-dimension-standards/#2*For inner chain width there are the following standard dimensions:* - *Single speed chains have inner width of 1/8″ (3.175 mm).* - *Multi speed chains, from 5 to 8 have inner width of 3/32″ (2.38 mm).* - *Multi speed chains from 9 to 12 speeds have inner width of 11/128″ (2.18 mm)* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3540a87c-5742-4e64-b4fa-698e2afefb04n%40googlegroups.com.
