11/12 speed chain/cassette compatibility
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:28 am
I have searched, but couldn't find an answer to my specific question. If anyone knows then please help me.
I am currently looking to update my bike. Current ride has 6700di2, anyway, that's not important. What is important is that currently my wife's bike is r8000 with discs, and changing the trainer over from her 142x12 to my 130x10 qr every time one of us wants to ride is very annoying and probably not great for the longevity of the threads in the trainer. I am open to a second hand bike, which would likely be 11 speed and 142x12, and I think I could run a sram chain on our Shimano trainer cassette no problem, but if I was to get a new or newer second hand bike how would things fair for me?
Most of the time the trainer is run in erg mode, so it just sits in one gear and while changing a cassette whenever I wanted to do I fitness test would be annoying it would be less annoying than the current setup.
In short, if I get a 12 speed bike (Shimano or SRAM) could I run that chain on my current 11 speed trainer cassette?
Also if anyone is selling a disc brake tarmac sl6, or maybe sl7 in a 54cm in New Zealand or Australia, or something similar that you think I should consider then let me know.
I am currently looking to update my bike. Current ride has 6700di2, anyway, that's not important. What is important is that currently my wife's bike is r8000 with discs, and changing the trainer over from her 142x12 to my 130x10 qr every time one of us wants to ride is very annoying and probably not great for the longevity of the threads in the trainer. I am open to a second hand bike, which would likely be 11 speed and 142x12, and I think I could run a sram chain on our Shimano trainer cassette no problem, but if I was to get a new or newer second hand bike how would things fair for me?
Most of the time the trainer is run in erg mode, so it just sits in one gear and while changing a cassette whenever I wanted to do I fitness test would be annoying it would be less annoying than the current setup.
In short, if I get a 12 speed bike (Shimano or SRAM) could I run that chain on my current 11 speed trainer cassette?
Also if anyone is selling a disc brake tarmac sl6, or maybe sl7 in a 54cm in New Zealand or Australia, or something similar that you think I should consider then let me know.
