Can an 8-Speed Chain Work with a 9 Speed Cassette and Vice Versa?
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Can an 8-Speed Chain Work with a 9 Speed Cassette and Vice Versa?
Note: I will be using friction manual shifters on both set ups. Not indexed.
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9 speed chains will work both ways however the 8 speed chain will be too wide to work well on the tighter spaced nine speed cassette. Shifters don't matter when the spacings wrong
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