Dura Ace 7900 Chain on Ultegra 6600 Rear Derailleur
04-14-11, 11:37 AM
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Dura Ace 7900 Chain on Ultegra 6600 Rear Derailleur
Anyone know if this will work. I don't see any reason why it would not but would love some confirmation on that.
6600 Derailleurs
6700 Cassette
7900 Chainset??
6600 Derailleurs
6700 Cassette
7900 Chainset??
04-14-11, 11:41 AM
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The chain is designed to work with the ramps/pins on the cassette and chainrings; the side platse don't touch the RD so it really doesn't matter.
04-14-11, 01:47 PM
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I only use Dura-Ace chains with my Ultegra RD, cassettes & cranks. I even have a SRAM cassette I use it on. Works fine on all. They sell for about the same as Ultegra chains, especially when on sale at shops.
04-14-11, 02:10 PM
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I don't think it matters. I have a DA chain, DA cassette, and an Ultegra 6700 derailleur. I also swap wheels to one that has a 105 cassette, so all three platforms. I think the major difference in the derailleurs and cassettes is in the materials (titanium and carbon). The brifters and the cabling are probably more sensitive to intermixing.
04-14-11, 08:05 PM
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It will work fine. DA7900 chains have a left side and a right side and need to be installed the correct way round, but providing this is done there should be no problems.
