Originally Posted by upthywazzoo

At 8 speed, I'm not sure this would be as big a deal. 10s worked okay with my old 6s 7400 chainrings. It's just that when I was using a 10s chain, sometimes it would take another 1/4-1/2 revolution for the chain to catch on the bigger ring when shifting up. I imagine that a wider 8sp chain would be a little less problematic. You could always adjust your shifters/derailleur to give you the performance you're looking for.