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samrensho

Is it possible to use, for example, DA 7400 road cranks with a modern Shimano 11sp front and rear derailleur? I have absolutely no clue about anything with gears so hopefully that's not a stupid question.

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gbj_tester in reply to @samrensho

DA 7400

Will probably work. In theory, 7400 only goes up to 8-speed so the rings are 3/32", not the 11/128" of 9-speed and up, but in practice most 7/8-speed rings and sprockets will run 9/10/11-speed chain without issues. If you do have trouble, you can easily get aftermarket 9-speed rings to fit 7400 cranks.

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samrensho in reply to @gbj_tester

Ah okay that makes sense. So with modern chainrings on the cranks, the distance between the front and rear chainring with be the same (or similar enough) to work with a modern derailleur? and chainline should be fine and all that kind of stuff? Thanks for the help by the way.

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