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the good news. my shifters will work fine. they tried a different rear mech from another bike they have for me this morning and said the shifting was fine.
the bad news. the rear mech is goosed. the jockey wheels looked fine when i cleaned it up. they say the hanger looks very slightly bent. is this fixable or do i need a new mech?
the chain thing is annoying me. i spent £30 on it in another lbs to get it quick. will it really not be ok? sheldon seems to think it will. similar to the bike shop he says:
"As you go to more sprockets on the cassette, you need a narrower chain. However, using a chain one size narrower than standard rarely presents any problem. Thus, you can use a "9-speed" chain with a 7-speed or 8-speed system, or a "10-speed" chain with a 9-speed system. This is not the ideal approach -- shifting may not be quite as smooth -- but it's workable"
ok to use for the minute at least?