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Bill Kapaun
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Originally Posted by anixi
It's a Tourney 7-speed Brifter.
7 speed FW's seem to be abundant on Google?

For a 7 speed, I wouldn't go any higher level than Altus. (older? 8 speed)
As the # speeds goes up, chain & DER's get narrower.
You're more prone to chain rub/noise etc. with the wider 7 speed chain and the narrower cage of the higher speed DER's.
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