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Unless I get the 10speed XT compact and put my own 8/9 speed rings on it.
BTW don't need to do that, they'll work regardless of what chain you're using.
The internal spacing of the chain remain almost unchanged, it's just the external width that have gotten narrower, which mean a 10 speed chain can just about work well on an 8 speed set up, I even managed to put a (admittedly worn) 11 speed chain on an 6 speed beater as it's the only free chain lying around.
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Been considering a compact. Running a triple on my current set up and do like it, but could be swayed. Been mostly looking at shimano chainsets, was going to go with a 9 speed XT chainset, but shimano don't seem to do any compact equivalents. Unless I get the 10speed XT compact and put my own 8/9 speed rings on it, but have heard of troubles with cross chaining. Any recommendations?