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11S Chains & Cross Compatibility

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  • November 17, 2014 at 7:30 pm #22748
    glynr36

    Just checked my KMC X11L on my Chorus set up, and it’s on the verge of going past the point of taking the cassette with it (as well as making a hell of a lot of noise).
    Not really keen to pay the £30 for a KMC to kill over the winter, so was debating getting a 105 11S for over the winter (Sacrilegious I know!).
    Read a few articles online (Zinn etc.) and KMC don’t have Campag/Shimano/Sram specific chains, just 11S, so it all points to the fact it should work, But has anyone actually done it?

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  • November 19, 2014 at 11:53 am #821133
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    bigmel

    The only difference between
    The only difference between the chains is the width. More gears require narrower chains, you will be fine with a generic “11 speed” chain.

    November 19, 2014 at 11:42 am #821131
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    Al__S

    My understanding is that 10
    My understanding is that 10 speed and above, Shimano/Campag/SRAM are finally compatible with regards chains

    November 18, 2014 at 1:29 pm #821129
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    Bontie

    They all work fine…I have
    They all work fine…I have used various 10speed iterations across groupsets.
    The same is true for 11 speed. You can also use a 10 speed quicklink with 11s, nothing spontaneously explodes.

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