EasyPeez
Veteran
- Location
- Cottingham, East Yorkshire
Hi,
I've just put a shiny new chain and cassette on my bike but something is amiss. Although I can pedal the bike and change through the full range of gears, the chain pulls through the cassette and jockey wheels quite roughly and doesn't seem at all happy.
I've put new chains on my bikes before without problem; this is the first time I've put a new cassette on, so it's possible I've done something wrong there.
I'm using a KMC X10 EL chain (which the packaging states is "compatible with Shimano, Campgnolo, SRAM and any other 10-speed derailleur system") and a Shimano 105 (CS-5700) cassette. Are these compatible?
I have noticed just now that among the various notes on the cassette safety info it states "Do not use the CS-5700 in any combination other than with the 10-speed super narrow chain. Other chains cannot be used as the sizes do not match"
It does look like the next sprockets up and down from the one the chain is engaged on are pressed against the outer plates of the chain links, but I'm not sure if I'm just imagining this because of reading the note...
Is it standard practice to run a specific Shimano narrow chain with the 105 5700 cassette, or is it more likely that I've made a gaffe with the installation? I thought KMC and Shimano ran fine together, and previously had a KMC chain paired with a Tiagra 10 speed cassette with no issues.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Andy
I've just put a shiny new chain and cassette on my bike but something is amiss. Although I can pedal the bike and change through the full range of gears, the chain pulls through the cassette and jockey wheels quite roughly and doesn't seem at all happy.
I've put new chains on my bikes before without problem; this is the first time I've put a new cassette on, so it's possible I've done something wrong there.
I'm using a KMC X10 EL chain (which the packaging states is "compatible with Shimano, Campgnolo, SRAM and any other 10-speed derailleur system") and a Shimano 105 (CS-5700) cassette. Are these compatible?
I have noticed just now that among the various notes on the cassette safety info it states "Do not use the CS-5700 in any combination other than with the 10-speed super narrow chain. Other chains cannot be used as the sizes do not match"
It does look like the next sprockets up and down from the one the chain is engaged on are pressed against the outer plates of the chain links, but I'm not sure if I'm just imagining this because of reading the note...
Is it standard practice to run a specific Shimano narrow chain with the 105 5700 cassette, or is it more likely that I've made a gaffe with the installation? I thought KMC and Shimano ran fine together, and previously had a KMC chain paired with a Tiagra 10 speed cassette with no issues.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Andy