10 speed SRM with 11 speed Shimano?

small_steps
small_steps Posts: 15
edited November 2013 in Workshop
I have a 10 speed SRM (FSA Gossamer) which I currently switch between Campagnolo and Shimano 10 speed bikes (road and TT). I am about to buy a new road bike with 11 speed Shimano. Question, for someone who has actual knowledge, is:-

Can I use the SRM at all (is there a spacing problem with the spider, for example)?
If so, will I need to replace the chainrings with 11 speed ones?

Many thanks

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  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,356
    maybe no one here has tried it, so you'll probably get no answer meeting your terms

    instead, consider...

    a shimano 11-speed chain is just a smidge narrower than 10-speed, but inner spacing is the same as 10-speed

    shimano's 11-speed chainrings are designed to work with the 11-speed chain (not like the directional 10-speed dabbling they did)

    i'd fit 11-speed chainrings, and very slightly tweak the front mech, sram/quarq say their spider is the same, they just change the chainrings

    also see this thread on ww...

    http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum ... 3&t=110601

    otherwise, phone srm and ask them
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny

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