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  • Er, potentially stupid question.

    How speed specific are chainsets?

    Specific example - partner's bike is currently 9 speed. Considering adding the nice new Tiagra 10 speed kit. Could I just change shifters/cassette/derraileurs and leave the chainset as is?

    Or are the chainrings thinner to account for the thinner chain?

  • Could I just change shifters/cassette/derraileurs and leave the chainset as is?

    Yes: chains only got narrower internally once, when nine speed was introduced (from 3/32" to 11/128"), so a ten speed chain (which you'll need for the cassette) will work fine with nine speed rings.

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