Originally Posted by
FordTrax
I normally buy a mid-level chain at a good price ... KMC, SRAM or sometime Shimano (but generally no quick link but will still buy and the right price.) Then pretty much just match the number of speeds and installed.
But today I "discovered" the compatibility chart ... now I can really obsess about matching components ... When it comes to bike tech I can spend hours look and planning a build or upgrade or just watching videos of testing of bikes and bike components ...
Like tonight at dinner I subjected my wife to 3 YouTube videos on selecting the correct gravel tire ...
Thanks, I will install one of the ones I have probably the 1070 and call it good!
Now back to researching gravel tires ... I used to be a fun and interesting person!
Shimano's compatibility chart only lists the 'current' and more recent models of parts that should be compatible. Parts from a few generations ago aren't listed. The 6600 was out in 2005.
The 6700 is a 'newer' version and had some changes (asymmetrical and beveled). Does that really matter? Enough to care?