Hi all, the title just about sums it up. A seller on eBay has sent me an 8 speed Shimano chain instead of a 7speed. They offered me a refund but now say, after checking with the manufacturer, that an 8 speed chain will be compatible with a 7 speed Shimano freewheel. Is this correct?
I put an 8 speed cassette on a formerly 7 speed bike after changing the rear wheel and finding the shop had fitted a spacer!
What I needed to change were (potentially) chain length and the shifter. Everything else was compatible. As I say, spacer - the cogs were the same width.
And it just so happened that I had the spare 8 speed parts lying around!
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