Can this be used with an 8 speed to make my mountain bike a 1x8 Drivetrain? Thanks
172474
With a 9 speed chain, probably. It would not know the difference and 1x9 works fine in my experience. But instead of subjective answers, email race face :-)
172475
Don't see any reason why not. As long as your cranks are sized for the 104mm spacing.
172476
I am currently running this setup:RaceFace NW 32t up front.Deore 8 sp drSLX 11-34t CassetteShimano 8sp chain.Not a single dropped chain since I put the NW on.
46037
I believe the photo is errant. What I received was a 7 speed. You definitely don't want to substitute an 8 speed on a 7 speed application. You'd have too much slack in the shifter cable (in position 8 on shifter) even if you adjusted the deraileur stops to avoid the chain falling off, and an annoying dead spot gathering up that slack when shifting back into the lower gears.
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This for a 2x8, you can see the instructions on Shimano: http://techdocs.shimano.com/media/techdocs/content/cycle/SI/2300/SI_6SF0A_001/SI-6SF0A-002-ENG_v1_m56577569830683910.pdf
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I would not be inclined to try it, the 10 speed chains run best on 10 speed gears, on the "less" gears while I know you can put a 10 speed chain on a 9 speed cassette it is more difficult to maintain / tune as the 10 is a narrower chain so from my experience I would not try it, the KMC is a beautiful chain for the 10 speeds. KMC does make 7/8 speed chains for the thicker gears, but I am not sure they have it in colors the KMC model I think for 7/8 is the Z51 that is set for 6/7/8 speed specifically, I would be inclined to go that way for the KMC chain
239965
Yes, no problem to use your 8 speed cassette. it will fit right on. thanks, ben
660800
Currently in using with a 7 speed. It works like a charm. Easy to install. I would imagine you can use the 8 speed cassette in combination with no issue. Hope this helps
340278
The bike shop snobs will tell you nothing will work unless you get it from them. If you have a fixed hanger on your bike it will work on a mountain bike or hybrid. As long as you you have 7 or 8 speeds
1771753
Yes, since 3/32 < 1/8. However, the 1/8" chain on a 3/32" sprocket will be more likely to derail. Derailing will definitely cause frustration, likely cause damage, and if your hub is a fixed-gear, will almost certainly cause serious injury. If it were my noggin I'd either get different sprockets, or a different chain. It's not worth mixing widths.
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Yes, with a little work..... The 8/9/10 cassette is 4.5mm wider then the 7speed, so the 7speed will be too short (this wheel has a freewheel designed for the 8/9/10 cassette. Luckily there are spacers available for a couple of bucks... Search for 7 speed spacer and you should find one easily. The only caveat I will warn about is that if your cassette is not Shimano/SRAM then you may run into issues there too. But then a 7 speed cassette is easily found for $15-20 and do not forget that you will need appropriate tools for the switch (or go to your local Bike Shop).
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i think it will not work with the 8 speed cassette. its better if you buy an specific for 8 speed
506475
No I believe you can't. You need to use shifters with the same gear ratio that your bike is configured with in order for them to work properly
908451
I really doubt this will fit your needs. My fork was a 1 inch. So this 1 inch to 1 1/8 inch conversion was perfect for me.
1932297
I think so this works in most of mountain bike. Even bmx my was with disc brakes I converted and works perfectly, hope this help you.good luck
1881764
It should, I used it for MTB single speed conversion. At the time and still might be, it was marked as free return, for the price it's great too. Good luck.
735837
As a direct replacement its unlikely you could get it to shift properly the 10 speed dyna sys derailleurs are only designed for use with 10 speed shifters. In my case (9speed) this required a new 10 speed cassette,chain and shifter. 8 speed should be the same unless you have an older thread on style rear hub. To me the clutch on the derailleur makes it worth it and you could lower the cost by using slx instead of xt on some/all of the components.
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You need to make sure first that your bottom bracket supports square-tapered cranksets. Then also you need to make sure of how many speeds your bike has. This setup is pretty standard so if you can fit square Taper and have 3x8 speed then it will work
1336075
Yes it will. The pull ratio is not 1:1-- this has the same ratio as all older Shimano ders. The only problem you might have is if you run a slightly wider chain through it. I don't think it will jam up or anything crazy like that, but you might get a little rubbing on the cage as the chain deflection increases (i.e. while you're cross chained). Just run a 9-speed chain and you'll be completely okay. Again, not that the 8-speed chain is going to lead to a catastrophe. Shimano did change their pull ratio when they moved their mountain drive trains to 10-speed. This is a little annoying, but at least there are more modern 9-speed options available (10-speed road ders will still work on lower-speed mountain drivetrains, though. I'm running a 10-speed 105 der on a 7 speed drive train with an indexed shifter :) ).