11 speed 1x crank with 7 speed rear cassette / shifter?
11-27-23, 05:15 PM
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11 speed 1x crank with 7 speed rear cassette / shifter?
I have recently had an accident and my crankset is completely mangled, it is running a hollowtech 2 bottom bracket and a 7 speed rear derailleur.
Looking around my cheapest option seems to be a 1x Shimano Cues - FC-U4000 ( 1 x 40T ) for about £35 which I do know is based off the 11 speed Shimano system.
Simply put, if I am running 1x on a cheap shopping bike, would an 11 speed crankset be OK up front, with a 7 speed chain and derailleur?
Looking around my cheapest option seems to be a 1x Shimano Cues - FC-U4000 ( 1 x 40T ) for about £35 which I do know is based off the 11 speed Shimano system.
Simply put, if I am running 1x on a cheap shopping bike, would an 11 speed crankset be OK up front, with a 7 speed chain and derailleur?
11-27-23, 05:19 PM
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12-05-23, 03:12 PM
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Yes. The thinner teeth are of no great importance if you are using a single chainring. They will wear slightly faster. I have run chainrings made for derailer gearing on bicycles with internal-gear hubs, and 1/8" chain. Problems would occur if you went the other way, narrow chain and wide chainring teeth. A chainwheel made for 1x actually has an advantage: tall teeth, so it is less likely to fall off.
