Thread: Going to a 7-Speed Cassette from a 6-Speed Freewheel
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Old 05-24-23, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff Neese
He's presumably changing out the chain along with the freewheel. Any modern 6/7/8 speed chain from Shimano, KMC, or SRAM will work just fine. The so-called 6/7/8 speed chains (7.1mm) even work on 5-speed bikes. KMC labels the X8.93 as a 5-8 speed chain, for example.
But if you actually read the thread you'll see the suggestion to put the new wheel in without changing the original chain. To which I replied.
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