Thanks Brad. Some of the parts came off another bike I have been riding for a few years that was just a bit small for me. It was such a great bike I was waiting for something as nice in my size. So you are probably right, the other bike worked beautifully with the 7 sp. and I never had any problems. I may just replace the cassette to one that will be better with this crankset. My other road touring bike has 18 speeds! It's even advertised on the chain stay. Six sprockets on the rear! No old fashioned ten speed for me. Now I've gotta start clearing out parts bin stuff I won't be using any time soon.