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lcowner

im looking at chains and i see 8/9/10 speed chains but options are for all three i noticed that they all have 114 links,so --

will a 9 speed chain work ok on a 10 speed setup?i have a 9 speed chain i can use if ok
and also are all chains the same fit as regards campag or shimano?i have campag veloce groupset

shadow4532

no and no you will need a 10 speed campag chain

islandman

Can't agree with the shadow here, bit doubtful about 8 speed but 9 and 10 are compatible in use whatever the manufacturers say. Think there may be a difference but oh so small. Make of chain doesn't matter.

Calpol

I just put a 10 speed KMC chain on my Campagnolo Veloce equipped bike. works really well and you have the benefit of the "quick link" in case you want to take it off. bought it from Ebay, came from taiwan in about 5 days.

keef66

No personal experience of 9 speed chain on a 10 speed drivetrain, but I did try a £10 bargain Mavic 10 speed chain from CRC. Found it a bugger to index my 105 10 speed gears because it was marginally wider than the Shimano chain.

Try it and see.

drlodge

I'm using a 9 speed chain on an Shimano Ultegra ("10 speed") chainset set - no problems at all.

shadow4532

again your best bet is to get a campag 10 speed chain(or a compatible KMC one so you get the speed link) a lot less hassle and why take a chance on having the wrong one?