I find that I prefer a narrow chain on a wider cassette spacing when I am friction shifting. The shifts are still quick and smooth enough.
I have 6 speeds or less on all but one bike, the Rawland. I find that I need to be much more precise with the 9 sp to keep the casette noise and rubbing down on the less precise shits by the operator. When I was switching over to more of the IRD freewhels in the stable I happened to have a surplus of 9sp chains, so I used them and never looked back. I tried an 8 series chain once on the freewheels and have decided to stay with the 9 series Sram chains. silence is golden Rob - http://oceanaircycles.com/ On Oct 28, 7:44 pm, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thinking of replacing a Shimano 9 speed cassette with an 8. Shifters > are Silvers. Do I need to upgrade the 9 sp Sram chain to an 8 sp as > well? My hunch is that with friction I won't notice a difference. Has > anyone tried this? > > Am I being silly? I have 3 bikes with 9 speed, and one in storage with > 7. Should I just leave well enough alone? I find the Silvers shift > great most of the time, though sometimes I shift two gears when I > intend to only shift one (not a big deal with a close ratio cassette). > The Shimano barends on another bike don't shift so well in friction on > 9 speed, but I did just order another pair of Silvers. Just curious > how much better Silvers shift over 8 compared to 9 speeds, and whether > that would be further improved by using an 8 sp chain. > > Thanks, > > Gernot -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
