01-04-2011, 01:50 PM
First of all, since this is my first post, hello everyone!
As the title says, I'm wondering about whether a 7-speed shifter will work with an older 6-speed sprocket hub. I could get a 6-speed shifter but sooner or later the sprockets would need replacing so I'm wondering if the spacing between the sprockets would work for both. Right now the bike is using a friction shifter but I'd really like to replace it with an indexed shifter.
From what I could gather from another thread ( http://forums.bikeride.com/thread-470.html ) an 8-speed shifter would work with 7-speed sprockets but I'm not sure if this is the case for my particular question and I couldn't find answers, especially considering how old 6-speed sprockets are and how most newer bikes have 7-speeds.
Thank you in advance.
As the title says, I'm wondering about whether a 7-speed shifter will work with an older 6-speed sprocket hub. I could get a 6-speed shifter but sooner or later the sprockets would need replacing so I'm wondering if the spacing between the sprockets would work for both. Right now the bike is using a friction shifter but I'd really like to replace it with an indexed shifter.
From what I could gather from another thread ( http://forums.bikeride.com/thread-470.html ) an 8-speed shifter would work with 7-speed sprockets but I'm not sure if this is the case for my particular question and I couldn't find answers, especially considering how old 6-speed sprockets are and how most newer bikes have 7-speeds.
Thank you in advance.