I have installed a Shimano mtb cassette on a road bike with a Campy Veloce triple. It is all 9 speed and I am using friction shifters. I am trying to hold down the cost since I am unemployed at the moment. Being an old dog I am not familiar with these new fangled components

I have tried a old 6 speed chain but it is a little noisy so I am assuming it is too wide and rubbing on adjacent cogs.

Yep, you need a 9 spd chain. Pick up a cheapie at Nashbar or Performance, and keep it oiled....

Or even Wal-Mart.

Use the savings to pick up some real chain lube. WD40 isn't really a lube, 3-in-1 Oil is too light, motor oil too sloppy, and 90W gear oil way too stinky. I prefer the "dry" or wax-based chain lubes like White Lightning.

I wouldn't use your credit-card at Nashbar if I were you. They have a security breach. Many, many people are reporting fraudulent activity* after using a card with Nashbar. And Nashbar knows about this and has done NOTHING.

* Myself included.

Thanks for the heads up on Nashbar. I read something a few days ago and decided then to nix them from from my supplier list. I started buying from Nashbar in the early 70's but no more. Identity theft is serious stuff for us working folks. ( I will be working if I can find a decent job)

I put a new chain on my old bike last fall and it came lubricated. I have put maybe 300 road miles on it and I noticed yesterday that it is really dirty. If I can find some wax based lube here in the boonies I will sure try it.

I have threaded fork that I need to have the threads extended further down and then cut off and there is no lbs in the area that can do the threading. I will need to drive about 60 miles to get it done. Just one of the disadvantages in not living in an urban area.

Last week my VISA card was compromised. No idea of where it came from but I have bought from them in the past. You may look at JensonUSA. I picked up an SRAM 890 (which is for an 8 speed) at a ridiculous price a while back.

Your LBS should have really cheap shimano 9 speed chains for sale - $18 or less.

Identity theft is NOT the same as credit card fraud. Nashbar may be having issues right now with its clearinghouse, but no one has been a victim of identity theft. Just needed to get that out there.

Back to topic- Just get the cheapest 9s chain you can find locally, and be done with it.

I'd recommend SRAM rather than Shimano. SRAM has a master link, Shimano doesn't. Shimano chains are a royal PITA to break apart because of the non-reusable pins, and there's room for error in replacing them.

I don't. You can always replace the link with sram powerlink if you wanted to. If you have shifting issues, this could be caused by using a sram chain.

I've never had issues with SRAM chains, but I don't buy the lowest-tier of their lines either. But I have had issues with Shimangle chains - breaking, coming loose, stretching too quickly, so forth. I miss the old Sedisport chains. $5.00 and always worked perfectly. I put dozens of 'Sedis' chains on people's bicycles, and never one complaint. But SRAM is as close as you're going get. And their power-link is great. With the old Sedis, you had to use a chain-tool to break the chain, then drive the pin back in. But, if done carefully, they never failed on me.

I am just getting the bike together and thought I would use a 6 speed chain that I had on hand for my old bike but it does not seem to work well even on the stand. I used to use Sedisport chain as well and never had problems either. I expected to spend around $20. I just did not know what brand to use. I have been out of the bike scene for many years. I just did not want to spend $60 at this time though I would like to try one of the high end chains in the future.

Thanks for the thoughts.

Check your cassette or freewheel for wear. You might be best off by replacing that at the same time as the chain. If you're using a freewheel - worry not. There are plenty of sources for new ones. They have a devoted following still. And just for your notes, there is no 6spd. chain. They are 5spd. to 8spd. chains these days. Commonly marked as 8spd. They are what you want.

Good god, do you even read what you post? Hypocrite much? Bull**** much? Chains only break because people don't install them properly or they're completely worn. Using the term stretch? Are you more than just a hack mechanic?

Please stop posting. It's obvious that 6 speed chain is the same as 5 to 8 speed.

No, that is not what he wants. If he's got 9 cogs in the back, you need a 9 speed chain. Stop posting garbage

It is not Nashbar specific. A lot of folks have been reporting the fraudulent activity, across a multitude of vendors. It is happening at the centralized credit server level. Myself included, and I haven't used Nashbar in a long, long time.

I suppose Nashbar could just resort to taking cash and checks, but that might not scale too well.

If he was using a 6spd earlier, I thought this was what he was trying to fit. And I still don't reply to such critter's as 'operator' - who trolls the forums looking for people to pounce on. Usually he insults and belittles newbies to make them leave.

As far as credit card fraud goes, a company that does payment processing for a lot of cards was hacked and a lot of card numbers stolen, including one of mine which hadn't been used anywhere in months. The card companies knew about this but didn't inform customers or replace card unless or until they were used fraudulently.
Another well-know card company is in financial trouble, and its Chinese owners are actively alienating customers to get them to cancel their cards. If you pay the balance every month, you will be harassed with phony security checks until you cancel. Don't ask me how I know this.